Species Catellibacterium caeni

Name: Catellibacterium caeni Zheng et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: cae’ni. L. gen. neut. n. caeni, of sludge

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ka-tel-li-bak-TE-ri-um KA͡E-ni, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7745; DCA-1; DSM 21823

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ386516 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zheng JW, Chen YG, Zhang J, Ni YY, Li WJ, He J, Li SP. Description of Catellibacterium caeni sp. nov., reclassification of Rhodobacter changlensis Anil Kumar et al. 2007 as Catellibacterium changlense comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Catellibacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1921-1926. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2566-2567.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gemmobacter caeni (Zheng et al. 2011) Chen et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gemmobacter caeni (Zheng et al. 2011) Chen et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Catellibacterium caeni 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 Catellibacterium.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Catellibacterium Tanaka et al. 2004

Assigned by: Zheng JW, Chen YG, Zhang J, Ni YY, Li WJ, He J, Li SP. Description of Catellibacterium caeni sp. nov., reclassification of Rhodobacter changlensis Anil Kumar et al. 2007 as Catellibacterium changlense comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Catellibacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1921-1926. 🇨🇳

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