Name: Aminomonas paucivorans Baena et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pau.ci’vo.rans. L. masc. adj. paucus, few, little; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, eating; N.L. fem. part. adj. paucivorans, devouring little

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa͡u-KI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-6; DSM 12260; GLU-3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF072581 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baena S, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Labat M, Thomas P, Garcia JL, Patel BK. Aminomonas paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:975-982. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aminomonas Baena et al. 1999. Publication: Baena S, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Labat M, Thomas P, Garcia JL, Patel BK. Aminomonas paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:975-982. 🇦🇺
  • 📧 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 = 2. — 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 2 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 the species itself.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Pitluck S, Yasawong M, Held B, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Copeland A, Lucas S, Del Rio TG, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence of Aminomonas paucivorans type strain (GLU-3). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 3:285-293. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Aminomonas Baena et al. 1999

Assigned by: Baena S, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Labat M, Thomas P, Garcia JL, Patel BK. Aminomonas paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:975-982. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 773163