Name: Actibacterium lipolyticum (Park et al. 2015) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Confluentimicrobium lipolyticum Park et al. 2015

Etymology: li.po.ly’ti.cum. Gr. neut. n. lipos, fat; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to loosen, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. lipolyticum, dissolving fat or lipid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-bak-TE-ri-um li-po-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CECT 8621; KCTC 42136; SSK1-4

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ889015 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Confluentimicrobium lipolyticum Park et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 11134