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: … 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

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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