Name: Actibacterium ureilyticum Lin et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.re.i.ly’ti.cum. Chem. fem. n. urea, urea; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loosen, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. ureilyticum, urea-dissolving

Gender: neuter

Type strain: BCRC 80823; JCM 30681; LS-811

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP162062 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lin SY, Young CC, Hameed A, Liu YC, Hsu YH, Chung WC, Young LS. Actibacterium ureilyticum sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2769-2773.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 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. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012

Assigned by: Lin SY, Young CC, Hameed A, Liu YC, Hsu YH, Chung WC, Young LS. Actibacterium ureilyticum sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2769-2773.

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