Name: Aminiphilus circumscriptus Díaz et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cir.cum.scrip’tus. L. masc. part. adj. circumscriptus, rounded, periodic, restricted, limited

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 16581; ILE-2; JCM 14039

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY642589 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Diaz C, Baena S, Fardeau ML, Patel BKC. Aminiphilus circumscriptus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic amino-acid-degrading bacterium from an upflow anaerobic sludge reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1914-1918.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aminiphilus Díaz et al. 2007. Publication: Diaz C, Baena S, Fardeau ML, Patel BKC. Aminiphilus circumscriptus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic amino-acid-degrading bacterium from an upflow anaerobic sludge reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1914-1918.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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.

Parent taxon: Aminiphilus Díaz et al. 2007

Assigned by: Diaz C, Baena S, Fardeau ML, Patel BKC. Aminiphilus circumscriptus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic amino-acid-degrading bacterium from an upflow anaerobic sludge reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1914-1918.

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