Name: Cellulosimicrobium fucosivorans Aviles and Kyndt 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fu.co.si’vo.rans. L. neut. adj. fucosum, fucose; L. pres. part. vorans, eating; N.L. neut. part. adj. fucosivorans, fucose eating

Pronunciation, gender: fu-ko-SI-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: ATCC TSD-237; DSM 112106; SE3T

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Effective publication: Aviles FA, Kyndt JA. Cellulosimicrobium fucosivorans sp. nov., isolated from San Elijo Lagoon, contains a fucose metabolic pathway linked to carotenoid production. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4525-4538.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cellulosimicrobium composti Hu et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cellulosimicrobium composti Hu et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Jiang and Han (2023), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulosimicrobium composti Hu et al. 2021. Publication: Jiang L, Han HL. Cellulosimicrobium fucosivorans is a later heterotypic synonym of Cellulosimicrobium composti. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5848.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5996.
  • ❗ Cellulosimicrobium fucosivorans 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 Cellulosimicrobium.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Cellulosimicrobium Schumann et al. 2001

Assigned by: Aviles FA, Kyndt JA. Cellulosimicrobium fucosivorans sp. nov., isolated from San Elijo Lagoon, contains a fucose metabolic pathway linked to carotenoid production. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4525-4538.

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Record number: 19971