Name: Aminobacter aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Urakami et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas aminovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: a.mi.no’vo.rans. N.L. fem. n. amina, amine; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. masc. part. adj. aminovorans, amine-devouring, digesting

Pronunciation, gender: a-mi-NO-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23314; CCUG 2081; CIP 106737; DSM 7048; JCM 7852; LMG 2122; NCCB 26039; NCIB 9039; NCIMB 9039; NCTC 10684; VKM B-2058

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ011759 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Urakami T, Araki H, Oyanagi H, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Transfer of Pseudomonas aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) to Aminobacter gen. nov. as Aminobacter aminovorans comb. nov. and description of Aminobacter aganoensis sp. nov. and Aminobacter niigataensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:84-92.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas aminovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Chelatobacter heintzii Auling et al. 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Aminobacter heintzii" (Auling et al. 1993) Volpiano et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • Kämpfer et al. 2002 Kampfer P, Neef A, Salkinoja-Salonen MS, Buss HJ. Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:835-839. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1077-1079.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aminobacter Urakami et al. 1992. Publication: Urakami T, Araki H, Oyanagi H, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Transfer of Pseudomonas aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) to Aminobacter gen. nov. as Aminobacter aminovorans comb. nov. and description of Aminobacter aganoensis sp. nov. and Aminobacter niigataensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:84-92.
  • ⏰ According to Kämpfer et al. (2002), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Chelatobacter heintzii Auling et al. 1993. Publication: Kampfer P, Neef A, Salkinoja-Salonen MS, Buss HJ. Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:835-839.
  • ⏰ According to Kämpfer et al. (2002), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Aminobacter heintzii" (Auling et al. 1993) Volpiano et al. 2021. Publication: Kampfer P, Neef A, Salkinoja-Salonen MS, Buss HJ. Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:835-839.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Pseudomonas aminovorans: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; default: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 16 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Aminobacter Urakami et al. 1992

Assigned by: Urakami T, Araki H, Oyanagi H, Suzuki KI, Komagata K. Transfer of Pseudomonas aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) to Aminobacter gen. nov. as Aminobacter aminovorans comb. nov. and description of Aminobacter aganoensis sp. nov. and Aminobacter niigataensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:84-92.

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