Species Carnobacterium antarcticum

Name: Carnobacterium antarcticum Zhu et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. antarcticum, southern, pertaining to Antarctica, the geographical origin of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kar-no-bak-TE-ri-um ant-ARK-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.15643; CP1; DSM 103363

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16S rRNA gene: MG734178 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhu S, Lin D, Xiong S, Wang X, Xue Z, Dong B, Shen X, Ma X, Chen J, Yang J. Carnobacterium antarcticum sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from sandy soil in Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1672-1677. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Carnobacterium Collins et al. 1987

Assigned by: Zhu S, Lin D, Xiong S, Wang X, Xue Z, Dong B, Shen X, Ma X, Chen J, Yang J. Carnobacterium antarcticum sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from sandy soil in Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1672-1677. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 797694