Name: Achromobacter mucicolens Vandamme et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.ci’co.lens. L. pres. part. colens, dwelling; N.L. masc. part. adj. mucicolens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-k^hro-mo-BAK-ter mu-KI-ko-lens, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 61961; DSM 29602; LMG 26685

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT886058 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: 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. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2365-2367.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Achromobacter Yabuuchi and Yano 1981

Assigned by: 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. 🇧🇪

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