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Species Aurantimicrobium minutum
Name: Aurantimicrobium minutum Nakai et al. 2015
Etymology: mi.nu’tum. L. neut. part. adj. minutum, very small, minute
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mi-NU-tum, neuter
Type strain: KNC; NBRC 105389; NCIMB 14875
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB540017
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Nakai R, Baba T, Niki H, Nishijima M, Naganuma T. Aurantimicrobium minutum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel ultramicrobacterium of the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from river water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4072-4079. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aurantimicrobium Nakai et al. 2015.
Publication:
Nakai R, Baba T, Niki H, Nishijima M, Naganuma T. Aurantimicrobium minutum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel ultramicrobacterium of the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from river water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4072-4079. 🇯🇵
- 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018).
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aurantimicrobium Nakai et al. 2015.
Publication:
Nakai R, Baba T, Niki H, Nishijima M, Naganuma T. Aurantimicrobium minutum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel ultramicrobacterium of the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from river water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4072-4079.
Parent taxon: Aurantimicrobium Nakai et al. 2015
Assigned by:
Nakai R, Baba T, Niki H, Nishijima M, Naganuma T. Aurantimicrobium minutum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel ultramicrobacterium of the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from river water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4072-4079. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 793443
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