Name: Cereibacter changlensis (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Suresh et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodobacter changlensis Anil Kumar et al. 2007

Etymology: chan.glen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. changlensis, referring to Changla

Pronunciation, gender: k^han-GLEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 53722; DSM 18774; JA139; JCM 14338

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: PQ524566 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Suresh G, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Reclassification of Gemmobacter changlensis to a new genus as Cereibacter changlensis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:794-798.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Gemmobacter changlensis" (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Hameed et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Rhodobacter changlensis Anil Kumar et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Catellibacterium changlense (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Zheng et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gemmobacter changlensis (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Chen et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cereibacter Suresh et al. 2015. Publication: Suresh G, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Reclassification of Gemmobacter changlensis to a new genus as Cereibacter changlensis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:794-798.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is a true member of the genus Gemmobacter and is susceptible to being reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Cereibacter Suresh et al. 2015

Assigned by: Suresh G, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Reclassification of Gemmobacter changlensis to a new genus as Cereibacter changlensis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:794-798.

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