Name: Catellibacterium nectariphilum Tanaka et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nec.ta.ri’phi.lum. L. neut. n. nectar, nectar; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. neut. adj. nectariphilum, loving nectar, referring to the stimulation of growth by excretions of other bacteria

Gender: neuter

Type strain: AST4; DSM 15620; JCM 11959; NBRC 100046

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681137 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tanaka Y, Hanada S, Manome A, Tsuchida T, Kurane R, Nakamura K, Kamagata Y. Catellibacterium nectariphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., which requires a diffusible compound from a strain related to the genus Sphingomonas for vigorous growth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:955-959.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gemmobacter nectariphilus (Tanaka et al. 2004) Chen et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gemmobacter nectariphilus (Tanaka et al. 2004) Chen et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Wagnerdoeblera nectariphila (Tanaka et al. 2004) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Catellibacterium Tanaka et al. 2004. Publication: Tanaka Y, Hanada S, Manome A, Tsuchida T, Kurane R, Nakamura K, Kamagata Y. Catellibacterium nectariphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., which requires a diffusible compound from a strain related to the genus Sphingomonas for vigorous growth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:955-959.
  • ❗ Catellibacterium nectariphilum 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Catellibacterium Tanaka et al. 2004

Assigned by: Tanaka Y, Hanada S, Manome A, Tsuchida T, Kurane R, Nakamura K, Kamagata Y. Catellibacterium nectariphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., which requires a diffusible compound from a strain related to the genus Sphingomonas for vigorous growth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:955-959.

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