Name: Amniculibacterium aquaticum Chen et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. aquaticum, living, growing, or found in or by water

Pronunciation, gender: a-KWA-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 81123; KCTC 62512; -KYPW7; LMG 30598

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG603666 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chen WM, Guo YP, Sheu C, Sheu SY. Amniculibacterium aquaticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a stream. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:1119-1127.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 192. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1443-1446.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Amniculibacterium Chen et al. 2020. Publication: Chen WM, Guo YP, Sheu C, Sheu SY. Amniculibacterium aquaticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a stream. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:1119-1127.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species of Flavobacteriaceae affiliates with the Weeksellaceae and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Amniculibacterium Chen et al. 2020

Assigned by: Chen WM, Guo YP, Sheu C, Sheu SY. Amniculibacterium aquaticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a stream. Arch Microbiol 2019; 201:1119-1127.

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