Name: Aminobacterium colombiense Baena et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.lom.bi.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. colombiense, pertaining to Columbia, the origin of the isolate

Pronunciation, gender: ko-lom-bi-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: ALA-1; DSM 12261

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16S rRNA gene: AF069287 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Baena S, Fardeau ML, Labat M, Ollivier B, Thomas P, Garcia JL, Patel BK. Aminobacterium colombiensegen. nov. sp. nov., an amino acid-degrading anaerobe isolated from anaerobic sludge. Anaerobe 1998; 4:241-250.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aminobacterium Baena et al. 1999. Publication: Baena S, Fardeau ML, Labat M, Ollivier B, Thomas P, Garcia JL, Patel BK. Aminobacterium colombiensegen. nov. sp. nov., an amino acid-degrading anaerobe isolated from anaerobic sludge. Anaerobe 1998; 4:241-250.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Chertkov O, Sikorski J, Brambilla E, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Glavina Del Rio T, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of Aminobacterium colombiense type strain (ALA-1). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:280-289.

Parent taxon: Aminobacterium Baena et al. 1999

Assigned by: Baena S, Fardeau ML, Labat M, Ollivier B, Thomas P, Garcia JL, Patel BK. Aminobacterium colombiensegen. nov. sp. nov., an amino acid-degrading anaerobe isolated from anaerobic sludge. Anaerobe 1998; 4:241-250.

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