Name: Aquamicrobium aerolatum Kämpfer et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ae.ro’la.tum. Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; L. adj. latus -a -um, carried; N.L. neut. part. adj. aerolatum, airborne

Pronunciation, gender: a͡e-RO-la-tum, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 57044; DSM 21857; Sa14

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FM210786 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Martin E, Lodders N, Jackel U. Transfer of Defluvibacter lusatiensis to the genus Aquamicrobium as Aquamicrobium lusatiense comb. nov. and description of Aquamicrobium aerolatum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2468-2470. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aerobium aerolatum (Kämpfer et al. 2009) Li et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.02767 (N = 22).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Aquamicrobium Bambauer et al. 1998

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Martin E, Lodders N, Jackel U. Transfer of Defluvibacter lusatiensis to the genus Aquamicrobium as Aquamicrobium lusatiense comb. nov. and description of Aquamicrobium aerolatum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2468-2470. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 788109