Name: Achromobacter veterisilvae Dumolin et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ve.te.ri.sil’vae. L. adj. vetus, old; L. fem. n. silva, forest; N.L. gen. fem. n. veterisilvae, from an old forest

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-k^hro-mo-BAK-ter we-te-ri-SIL-wa͡e, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 71558; LMG 30378

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16S rRNA gene: LT976503 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dumolin C, Peeters C, Ehsani E, Tahon G, De Canck E, Cnockaert M, Boon N, Vandamme P. Achromobacter veterisilvae sp. nov., from a mixed hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria enrichment reactor for microbial protein production. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:530-536. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Achromobacter Yabuuchi and Yano 1981

Assigned by: Dumolin C, Peeters C, Ehsani E, Tahon G, De Canck E, Cnockaert M, Boon N, Vandamme P. Achromobacter veterisilvae sp. nov., from a mixed hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria enrichment reactor for microbial protein production. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:530-536. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 5690