Species Aquabacterium olei

Name: Aquabacterium olei Pham et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: o’le.i. L. gen. neut. n. olei, of/from oil, as the oil-contaminated soil from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-kwa-bak-TE-ri-um O-le-i, neuter

Type strain: KACC 18244; KEMB 9005-082; NBRC 110486; NHI-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC424519 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pham VH, Jeong SW, Kim J. Aquabacterium olei sp. nov., an oil-degrading bacterium isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3597-3602. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10664 (N = 3).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aquabacterium Kalmbach et al. 1999

Assigned by: Pham VH, Jeong SW, Kim J. Aquabacterium olei sp. nov., an oil-degrading bacterium isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3597-3602. 🇰🇷

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