Name: Cellulomonas cartae Stackebrandt and Kandler 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: car’tae. L. gen. fem. n. cartae, of Carta, named after G.R. Carta, the first to isolate this organism

Pronunciation, gender: KAR-ta͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 21681; DSM 20106; G.R. CARTA; JCM 6201; LMG 16238

Valid publication: Stackebrandt E, Kandler O. Cellulomonas cartae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:186-188. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Schumann et al. 2001

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brevibacterium lyticum Takayama et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Brevibacterium fermentans Chatelain and Second 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Cellulomonas cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Stackebrandt and Keddie 1988	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Cellulomonas cartalyticum" Carta 1973	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Nocardia cellulans Metcalfe and Brown 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Schumann et al. 2001	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Oerskovia xanthineolytica Lechevalier 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Stackebrandt et al. (1982), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Nocardia cellulans Metcalfe and Brown 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Stackebrandt E, Seiler H, Schleifer KH. Union of the genera Cellulomonas Bergey et al. and Oerskovia Prauser et al. in a redefined genus Cellulomonas. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:401-409.
  • ⏲ According to Stackebrandt et al. (1982), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulomonas cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Stackebrandt and Keddie 1988. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Seiler H, Schleifer KH. Union of the genera Cellulomonas Bergey et al. and Oerskovia Prauser et al. in a redefined genus Cellulomonas. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:401-409.
  • ⏲ According to Stackebrandt et al. (1982), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans (Metcalfe and Brown 1957) Schumann et al. 2001. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Seiler H, Schleifer KH. Union of the genera Cellulomonas Bergey et al. and Oerskovia Prauser et al. in a redefined genus Cellulomonas. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:401-409.
  • ❗ Cellulomonas cartae 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 Cellulomonas.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht+". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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.
  • 🧍 G.R. Carta (1973) described a cellulolytic organism in a U.S. patent and he named the organism Cellulomonas cartalyticum (sic). The name "Cellulomonas cartalyticum" Carta 1973 was in a patent and hence was neither effectively published nor validly published [Rule 25b (5)]. Therefore, this nomenclatural name cannot be revived (Rule 28a) and the citation of Cellulomonas cartae cannot mention the original author. Publication: Carta GR. Production of single cell protein material (U.S. Patent 3, 778, 349). Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office 1973; 778:349.
  • 🧍 Therefore, the name of the taxon under which they are united is Cellulomonas cellulans (Metcalf and Brown 1957) Stackebrandt and Keddie 1988 [2, 3]. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Keddie RM. Genus Cellulomonas Bergey et al. 1923, 154, emend. mut. char. Clark 1952, 50AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1325-1329. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Cellulomonas Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Kandler O. Cellulomonas cartae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:186-188. 🇩🇪

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