Name: Carnobacterium funditum Franzmann et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fun’di.tum. N.L. neut. adj. funditum, from the bottom

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kar-no-bak-TE-ri-um FUN-di-tum, neuter

Type strain: ACAM 312; ATCC 49836; CCUG 34644; CIP 106503; DSM 5970; IFO 15549; JCM 12499; LMG 14461; NBRC 15549; pf3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: S86170 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Franzmann PD, Hopfl P, Weiss N, Tindall BJ. Psychrotrophic, lactic acid-producing bacteria from anoxic waters in Ace Lake, Antarctica; Carnobacterium funditum sp. nov. and Carnobacterium alterfunditum sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1991; 156:255-262. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 44. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:188-189.

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 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 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 2 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: Franzmann PD, Hopfl P, Weiss N, Tindall BJ. Psychrotrophic, lactic acid-producing bacteria from anoxic waters in Ace Lake, Antarctica; Carnobacterium funditum sp. nov. and Carnobacterium alterfunditum sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1991; 156:255-262. 🇦🇺

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