Name: Caenibacterium thermophilum Manaia et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lum. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, warm; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friendly to; N.L. neut. adj. thermophilum, loving warmth, thermophilic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-MO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 15264; LMG 21760; N2-680

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16S rRNA gene: AJ512945 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Manaia CM, Nunes OC, Nogales B. Caenibacterium thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a thermophilic aerobic digester of municipal sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1375-1382. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Caldimonas thermodepolymerans (Elbanna et al. 2003) Liu et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Schlegelella thermodepolymerans Elbanna et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Caldimonas thermodepolymerans (Elbanna et al. 2003) Liu et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Caenibacterium Manaia et al. 2003. Publication: Manaia CM, Nunes OC, Nogales B. Caenibacterium thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a thermophilic aerobic digester of municipal sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1375-1382. 🇵🇹
  • ⏲ According to Lütke-Eversloh et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans Elbanna et al. 2003. Publication: Lutke-Eversloh T, Elbanna K, Cnockaert MC, Mergaert J, Swings J, Manaia CM, Steinbuchel A. Caenibacterium thermophilum is a later synonym of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1933-1935. 🇩🇪
  • ⏲ According to Lütke-Eversloh et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Caldimonas thermodepolymerans (Elbanna et al. 2003) Liu et al. 2023. Publication: Lutke-Eversloh T, Elbanna K, Cnockaert MC, Mergaert J, Swings J, Manaia CM, Steinbuchel A. Caenibacterium thermophilum is a later synonym of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1933-1935. 🇩🇪
  • ❗ Caenibacterium thermophilum 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 Caenibacterium.
  • 😷 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. — 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: Caenibacterium Manaia et al. 2003

Assigned by: Manaia CM, Nunes OC, Nogales B. Caenibacterium thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a thermophilic aerobic digester of municipal sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1375-1382. 🇵🇹

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