Name: Actinotalea caeni Jin et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cae’ni. L. gen. neut. n. caeni, of sludge

Gender: feminine

Type strain: EBR-4-2; JCM 30447; KCTC 33604

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF056990 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jin L, Ko SR, Lee CS, Ahn CY, Lee JS, Lee KC, Oh HM, Lee HG. Actinotalea caeni sp. nov., isolated from a sludge sample of a biofilm reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1595-1599.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2495-2498.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pseudactinotalea caeni" (Jin et al. 2017) Semenova et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as Pseudoactinotalea". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Actinotalea Yi et al. 2007

Assigned by: Jin L, Ko SR, Lee CS, Ahn CY, Lee JS, Lee KC, Oh HM, Lee HG. Actinotalea caeni sp. nov., isolated from a sludge sample of a biofilm reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1595-1599.

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