Species Camelimonas lactis

Name: Camelimonas lactis Kämpfer et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: lac’tis. L. gen. neut. n. lactis, from milk, referring to milk as the isolation source of the first reported strains

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-me-LI-mo-nas LAK-tis, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7696; CCUG 58638; DSM 22958; M 2040

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT760168 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Scholz HC, Langer S, Wernery U, Wernery R, Johnson B, Joseph M, Lodders N, Busse HJ. Camelimonas lactis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the milk of camels. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2382-2386. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:4-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Camelimonas Kämpfer et al. 2010. Publication: Kampfer P, Scholz HC, Langer S, Wernery U, Wernery R, Johnson B, Joseph M, Lodders N, Busse HJ. Camelimonas lactis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the milk of camels. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2382-2386. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Camelimonas Kämpfer et al. 2010

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Scholz HC, Langer S, Wernery U, Wernery R, Johnson B, Joseph M, Lodders N, Busse HJ. Camelimonas lactis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the milk of camels. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2382-2386. 🇩🇪

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