Name: Acidiphilium aminilyticum corrig. Kishimoto et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.mi.ni.ly’ti.cum. N.L. fem. n. amina, amine; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. aminilyticum, amine dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-P^HI-li-um a-mi-ni-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: 101; ATCC 51361; DSM 11237; JCM 8796

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16S rRNA gene: D30771 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kishimoto N, Kosako Y, Tano T. Acidiphilium aminolytica sp. nov.: An acidophilic chemoorganotrophic bacterium isolated from acidic mineral environment. Curr Microbiol 1993; 27:131-136.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 48. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:182-183.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Acidocella aminolytica corrig. (Kishimoto et al. 1994) Kishimoto et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidiphilium aminolytica Kishimoto et al. 1994	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Acidocella aminolytica corrig. (Kishimoto et al. 1994) Kishimoto et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Acidiphilium aminilyticum 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 Acidiphilium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Acidiphilium aminilyticum: 1 Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 0 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 other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073; Acidiphilium aminolytica (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, aminolytica (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Acidiphilium Harrison 1981

Assigned by: Kishimoto N, Kosako Y, Tano T. Acidiphilium aminolytica sp. nov.: An acidophilic chemoorganotrophic bacterium isolated from acidic mineral environment. Curr Microbiol 1993; 27:131-136.

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