Species Alcanivorax quisquiliarum

Name: Alcanivorax quisquiliarum An et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: quis.qui.li.a’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. quisquiliarum, of refuse, rubbish, trash, referring to the isolation of the type strain from kitchen refuse

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-NI-wo-rax kwis-kwi-li-A-rum, masculine

Type strain: CY 1518; GDMCC 1.2918; JCM 35120

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16S rRNA gene: OM188397 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: An MM, Shen L, Liang RN, Lu YJ, Zhao GZ. Alcanivorax quisquiliarum sp. nov., isolated from anaerobic fermentation liquid of food waste by high-throughput cultivation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5764. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5937.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Alcanivorax Yakimov et al. 1998

Assigned by: An MM, Shen L, Liang RN, Lu YJ, Zhao GZ. Alcanivorax quisquiliarum sp. nov., isolated from anaerobic fermentation liquid of food waste by high-throughput cultivation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5764. 🇨🇳

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