Name: Acidiphilium facile corrig. Wichlacz et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fa’ci.le. L. neut. adj. facile, easy, without difficulty, quick, with respect to growth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-P^HI-li-um FA-ki-le, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35904; NCCB 86038; PW2

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16S rRNA gene: D30774 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wichlacz PL, Unz RF, Langworthy TA. Acidiphilium angustum sp. nov., Acidiphilium facilis sp. nov., and Acidiphilium rubrum sp. nov.: acidophilic heterotrophic bacteria isolated from acidic coal mine drainage. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:197-201.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Acidocella facilis (Wichlacz et al. 1986) Kishimoto et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidocella facilis (Wichlacz et al. 1986) Kishimoto et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acidiphilium facilis Wichlacz et al. 1986	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Acidiphilium facile 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 facile: 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 facilis (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, facilis (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: Wichlacz PL, Unz RF, Langworthy TA. Acidiphilium angustum sp. nov., Acidiphilium facilis sp. nov., and Acidiphilium rubrum sp. nov.: acidophilic heterotrophic bacteria isolated from acidic coal mine drainage. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:197-201.

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