Name: Chromobacterium haemolyticum Han et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hae.mo.ly’ti.cum. Gr. neut. n. haîma (gen. haîmatos), blood; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, loosening, dissolving; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. haemolyticum, dissolving blood

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCUG 53230; DSM 19808; JCM 14163; MDA 585

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ785104 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Han XY, Han FS, Segal J. Chromobacterium haemolyticum sp. nov., a strongly haemolytic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1398-1403.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1995-1996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 21 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Chromobacterium Bergonzini 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Han XY, Han FS, Segal J. Chromobacterium haemolyticum sp. nov., a strongly haemolytic species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1398-1403.

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