Name: Aminivibrio pyruvatiphilus Honda et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: py.ru.va.ti’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. pyruvatum, pyruvate; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend to, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon; N.L. masc. adj. pyruvatiphilus, pyruvate-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-mi-ni-WI-bri-o py-ru-wa-TI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: 4F6E; DSM 25964; JCM 18417

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16S rRNA gene: AB623229 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Honda T, Fujita T, Tonouchi A. Aminivibrio pyruvatiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, amino-acid-degrading bacterium from soil of a Japanese rice field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3679-3686. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aminivibrio Honda et al. 2013. Publication: Honda T, Fujita T, Tonouchi A. Aminivibrio pyruvatiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, amino-acid-degrading bacterium from soil of a Japanese rice field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3679-3686. 🇯🇵
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aminivibrio Honda et al. 2013

Assigned by: Honda T, Fujita T, Tonouchi A. Aminivibrio pyruvatiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, amino-acid-degrading bacterium from soil of a Japanese rice field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3679-3686. 🇯🇵

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