Name: Aminobacter niigataensis Urakami et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.i.ga.ta.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. niigataensis, pertaining to the Niigata region of Japan [probably better: niigatensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-mi-no-BAK-ter ni-i-ga-ta-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49932; CCUG 48820; DM-81; DSM 7050; JCM 7853

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ011761 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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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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