Species Aeromicrobium erythreum

Name: Aeromicrobium erythreum Miller et al. 1991

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: e.ry.thre’um. N.L. neut. adj. erythreum, intended to mean erythromycin-producing [probably better: erythraeum]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-e-ro-mi-KRO-bi-um e-ry-T^HRE-um, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51598; DSM 8599; IFO 15406; JCM 8359; LMG 16472; NBRC 15406; NRRL B-3381

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16S rRNA gene: AF005021 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miller ES, Woese CR, Brenner S. Description of the erythromycin-producing bacterium Arthrobacter sp. strain NRRL B-3381 as Aeromicrobium erythreum gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:363-368.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:581.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aeromicrobium Miller et al. 1991. Publication: Miller ES, Woese CR, Brenner S. Description of the erythromycin-producing bacterium Arthrobacter sp. strain NRRL B-3381 as Aeromicrobium erythreum gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:363-368.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aeromicrobium Miller et al. 1991

Assigned by: Miller ES, Woese CR, Brenner S. Description of the erythromycin-producing bacterium Arthrobacter sp. strain NRRL B-3381 as Aeromicrobium erythreum gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:363-368.

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