Name: Albidovulum xiamenense Yin et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xia.me.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. xiamenense, of or pertaining to Xiamen, the city where the organism was first isolated [probably better: xiamense]

Pronunciation, gender: ksia-me-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10789; DSM 24422; LMG 26247; MCCC 1A06317; YBY-7

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ709061 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yin D, Xiao J, Ao J, Ai C, Chen X. Albidovulum xiamenense sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a terrestrial hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1609-1612. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Meinhardsimonia xiamenensis (Yin et al. 2012) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Meinhardsimonia xiamenensis (Yin et al. 2012) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Albidovulum xiamenense 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 Albidovulum.
  • 😷 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Albidovulum Albuquerque et al. 2003

Assigned by: Yin D, Xiao J, Ao J, Ai C, Chen X. Albidovulum xiamenense sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a terrestrial hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1609-1612. 🇨🇳

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