Name: Aureobacterium esteraromaticum (Omelianski 1923) Yokota et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium esteraromaticum" Omelianski 1923

Etymology: es.ter.a.ro.ma.ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. ester, ester; L. neut. adj. aromaticum, aromatic, fragrant; N.L. neut. adj. esteraromaticum, smelling sweet due to esters

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 8091; CIP 103916; DSM 8609; IF0 3751; IFO 3751; JCM 9172; LMG 4020; NBRC 3751; VKM Ac-1942

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16S rRNA gene: Y17231 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yokota A, Takeuchi M, Sakane T, Weiss N. Proposal of six new species in the genus Aureobacterium and transfer of Flavobacterium esteraromaticum Omelianski to the genus Aureobacterium as Aureobacterium esteraromaticum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:555-564.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:866.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Microbacterium esteraromaticum (Omelianski 1923) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacterium esteraromaticum" Omelianski 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Flavobacterium esteraromaticum (Omelianski 1923) Bergey et al. 1930 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Microbacterium esteraromaticum (Omelianski 1923) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aureobacterium esteraromaticum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Aureobacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Aureobacterium Collins et al. 1983

Assigned by: Yokota A, Takeuchi M, Sakane T, Weiss N. Proposal of six new species in the genus Aureobacterium and transfer of Flavobacterium esteraromaticum Omelianski to the genus Aureobacterium as Aureobacterium esteraromaticum comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:555-564.

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Record number: 773549