Species ***Cellulomonas* *citrea***

Name: Cellulomonas citrea Lee et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ci’tre.a. L. fem. adj. citrea, lemon-yellow coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kel-lu-LO-mo-nas KI-tre-a, feminine

Type strain: Ao-9; KACC 19069; NBRC 112523

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16S rRNA gene: LC191303 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee HJ, Kim SY, Whang KS. Cellulomonas citrea sp. nov., isolated from paddy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5304-5311. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4565.

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 1 time 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: Cellulomonas Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lee HJ, Kim SY, Whang KS. Cellulomonas citrea sp. nov., isolated from paddy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5304-5311. 🇰🇷

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Species Cellulomonas citrea

Species ***Cellulomonas* *citrea***