Name: Aquabacterium fontiphilum Lin et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fon.ti’phi.lum. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring, fountain; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. fontiphilum, loving spring-water environment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-kwa-bak-TE-ri-um fon-TI-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: BCRC 17729; CS-6; DSM 22961; LMG 24215

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF626687 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lin MC, Jiang SR, Chou JH, Arun AB, Young CC, Chen WM. Aquabacterium fontiphilum sp. nov., isolated from spring water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:681-685. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08698 (N = 7).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aquabacterium Kalmbach et al. 1999

Assigned by: Lin MC, Jiang SR, Chou JH, Arun AB, Young CC, Chen WM. Aquabacterium fontiphilum sp. nov., isolated from spring water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:681-685. 🇹🇼

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