Name: Allochromatium humboldtianum Serrano et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hum.bold.ti.a’num. N.L. neut. adj. humboldtianum, named after the famous German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt

Pronunciation, gender: hum-bold-ti-A-num, neuter

Type strain: AX1YPE; DSM 21881; KCTC 15448

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16S rRNA gene: EU442182 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Serrano W, Schrubbers J, Amann R, Fischer U. Allochromatium humboldtianum sp. nov., isolated from soft coastal sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2980-2985.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Allochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998

Assigned by: Serrano W, Schrubbers J, Amann R, Fischer U. Allochromatium humboldtianum sp. nov., isolated from soft coastal sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2980-2985.

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Record number: 793135