Species Chimaeribacter californicus

Name: Chimaeribacter californicus Rossi and Fisher 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.li.for’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. californicus, referring to geographical origin of the type strain in the state of California, United States

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hi-ma͡e-ri-BAK-ter ka-li-FOR-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: 2015- Iso6; ATCC TSD-181; DSM 110100

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK530419 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rossi A, Fisher MA. Characterization of six clinical isolates of Chimaeribacter gen. nov., a novel genus related to the Yersiniaceae family and the three species Chimaeribacter arupi sp. nov., Chimaeribacter coloradensis sp. nov, and Chimaeribacter californicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2703-2712. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.16649 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Chimaeribacter Rossi and Fisher 2020

Assigned by: Rossi A, Fisher MA. Characterization of six clinical isolates of Chimaeribacter gen. nov., a novel genus related to the Yersiniaceae family and the three species Chimaeribacter arupi sp. nov., Chimaeribacter coloradensis sp. nov, and Chimaeribacter californicus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2703-2712. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 5908