Name: Alkanindiges illinoisensis Bogan et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: il.li.no.i.sen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. illinoisensis, pertaining to Illinois, the state from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-kan-IN-di-ges il-li-no-i-SEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC PTA-4839; DSM 15370; GTI MVAB Hex1; MVAB Hex1

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Valid publication: Bogan BW, Sullivan WR, Kayser KJ, Derr KD, Aldrich HC, Paterek JR. Alkanindiges illinoisensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately hydrocarbonoclastic, aerobic squalane-degrading bacterium isolated from oilfield soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1389-1395. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Alkanindiges Bogan et al. 2003. Publication: Bogan BW, Sullivan WR, Kayser KJ, Derr KD, Aldrich HC, Paterek JR. Alkanindiges illinoisensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately hydrocarbonoclastic, aerobic squalane-degrading bacterium isolated from oilfield soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1389-1395. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The culture collection accession number ATCC PTA-4839 appears to refer to a number issued for patent purposes - no evidence is presented that the patent has been awarded or laid open. It is questionable that this name can be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 The specific epithet illinoisensis is a "N.L. masc. adj.", not a "N.L. gen. n." as cited in the paper by Bogan et al. 2003. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Alkanindiges Bogan et al. 2003

Assigned by: Bogan BW, Sullivan WR, Kayser KJ, Derr KD, Aldrich HC, Paterek JR. Alkanindiges illinoisensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an obligately hydrocarbonoclastic, aerobic squalane-degrading bacterium isolated from oilfield soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1389-1395. 🇺🇸

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