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Species Actinomyces humilatus

Name: Actinomyces humilatus corrig. Gledhill and Casida 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hu.mi.la’tus. L. fem. n. humus, soil; L. v. fero, to bear; N.L. masc. part. adj. humilatus, soil-borne

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ti-NO-my-kes hu-mi-LA-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25174; CCUG 35596; CIP 104614; DSM 14368; JCM 11945; NCIMB 10802; NCTC 25174; NRRL B-3752

16S rRNA gene: X82449 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Gledhill WE, Casida LEJ. Predominant catalase-negative soil bacteria. II. Occurrence and characterization of Actinomyces humiferus, sp. N. Appl Microbiol 1969; 18:114-121.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cellulomonas humilata corrig. (Gledhill and Casida 1969) Collins and Pascual 2000

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Actinomyces humilatus 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 Actinomyces.
    • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2025-12-09.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-12-23.
    • 🙅 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 the species itself.

Parent taxon: Actinomyces Harz 1877 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gledhill WE, Casida LEJ. Predominant catalase-negative soil bacteria. II. Occurrence and characterization of Actinomyces humiferus, sp. N. Appl Microbiol 1969; 18:114-121.

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Record number: 69317