Name: Aeriscardovia aeriphila Simpson et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.e.ri’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. aeriphila, air-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-e-ri-skar-DO-wi-a a-e-RI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 22365; JCM 15959; LMG 21773; NCIMB 13939; T6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY174107 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Simpson PJ, Ross RP, Fitzgerald GF, Stanton C. Bifidobacterium psychraerophilum sp. nov. and Aeriscardovia aeriphila gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a porcine caecum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:401-406. 🇮🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aeriscardovia Simpson et al. 2004. Publication: Simpson PJ, Ross RP, Fitzgerald GF, Stanton C. Bifidobacterium psychraerophilum sp. nov. and Aeriscardovia aeriphila gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a porcine caecum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:401-406. 🇮🇪
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Aeriscardovia aeriphila Simpson et al. 2004 was previously termed "Bifidobacterium aerophilum" Simpson et al. 2003. Publication: Michelini S, Modesto M, Filippini G, Spiezio C, Sandri C, Biavati B, Pisi A, Mattarelli P. Bifidobacterium aerophilum sp. nov., Bifidobacterium avesanii sp. nov. and Bifidobacterium ramosum sp. nov.: Three novel taxa from the faeces of cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus L.). Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:229-236. 🇮🇹

Parent taxon: Aeriscardovia Simpson et al. 2004

Assigned by: Simpson PJ, Ross RP, Fitzgerald GF, Stanton C. Bifidobacterium psychraerophilum sp. nov. and Aeriscardovia aeriphila gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a porcine caecum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:401-406. 🇮🇪

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