Name: Aquamicrobium ahrensii Lipski and Kämpfer 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ah.ren’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ahrensii, of Ahrens, named after the German microbiologist Dr Alfons Ahrens who isolated and characterized the strains of this species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ah-REN-si-i, neuter

Type strain: 905/1; CCUG 55251; DSM 19730

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM884149 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lipski A, Kampfer P. Aquamicrobium ahrensii sp. nov. and Aquamicrobium segne sp. nov., isolated from experimental biofilters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2511-2516. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Aquamicrobium Bambauer et al. 1998

Assigned by: Lipski A, Kampfer P. Aquamicrobium ahrensii sp. nov. and Aquamicrobium segne sp. nov., isolated from experimental biofilters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2511-2516. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 790213