Name: Achromobacter marplatensis Gomila et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mar.pla.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. marplatensis, pertaining to Mar del Plata, the Argentinian city where the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: B 2; CCM 7608; CCUG 56371; CECT 7342; LMG 26219

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU150134 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gomila M, Tvrzova L, Teshim A, Sedlacek I, Gonzalez-Escalona N, Zdrahal Z, Sedo O, Gonzalez JF, Bennasar A, Moore ER, et al. Achromobacter marplatensis sp. nov., isolated from a pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2231-2237.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2797-2798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Achromobacter spiritinus Vandamme et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Vandamme et al. 2013 Vandamme P, Moore ER, Cnockaert M, De Brandt E, Svensson-Stadler L, Houf K, Spilker T, Lipuma JJ. Achromobacter animicus sp. nov., Achromobacter mucicolens sp. nov., Achromobacter pulmonis sp. nov. and Achromobacter spiritinus sp. nov., from human clinical samples. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:1-10. Euzeby JP. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 18. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2371-2372.
  • Vandamme et al. 2016 Vandamme PA, Peeters C, Cnockaert M, Gomila M, Moore ER, Spilker T, LiPuma JJ. Reclassification of Achromobacter spiritinus Vandamme et al. 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Achromobacter marplatensis Gomila et al. 2011. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1641-1644. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2467-2468.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Vandamme et al. (2016), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Achromobacter spiritinus Vandamme et al. 2013. Publication: Vandamme PA, Peeters C, Cnockaert M, Gomila M, Moore ER, Spilker T, LiPuma JJ. Reclassification of Achromobacter spiritinus Vandamme et al. 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Achromobacter marplatensis Gomila et al. 2011. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1641-1644.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Achromobacter Yabuuchi and Yano 1981

Assigned by: Gomila M, Tvrzova L, Teshim A, Sedlacek I, Gonzalez-Escalona N, Zdrahal Z, Sedo O, Gonzalez JF, Bennasar A, Moore ER, et al. Achromobacter marplatensis sp. nov., isolated from a pentachlorophenol-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2231-2237.

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