Species Cellvibrio fontiphilus

Name: Cellvibrio fontiphilus Chen et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fon.ti’phi.lus. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring, fountain; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. fontiphilus, loving spring-water environment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kell-WI-bri-o fon-TI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 80977; KCTC 52237; LMG 29557; MVW-40

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT223125 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Liu LP, Sheu SY. Cellvibrio fontiphilus sp. nov., isolated from a spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2532-2537. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Cellvibrio (ex Winogradsky 1929) Blackall et al. 1986

Assigned by: Chen WM, Liu LP, Sheu SY. Cellvibrio fontiphilus sp. nov., isolated from a spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2532-2537. 🇹🇼

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