Name: Achromobacter spiritinus Vandamme et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spi.ri.ti.nus. L. masc. n. spiritus, breath; L. masc. adj. suff. -inus, used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. spiritinus, pertaining to breath

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 61968; DSM 29603; LMG 26692

16S rRNA gene: HE613447 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Achromobacter marplatensis Gomila et al. 2011

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Achromobacter marplatensis Gomila et al. 2011	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Vandamme et al. (2016), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Achromobacter marplatensis Gomila et al. 2011. 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. 🇧🇪
  • ❗ Achromobacter spiritinus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Achromobacter.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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 a putative 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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