Name: Chromobacterium piscinae Kämpfer et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pis.ci’nae. L. gen. fem. n. piscinae, of a pond

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCM 3329; DSM 23278; LMG 3947

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT760097 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Scholz HC. Chromobacterium piscinae sp. nov. and Chromobacterium pseudoviolaceum sp. nov., from environmental samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2486-2490.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:3-4.

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 = "n". — 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 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Chromobacterium Bergonzini 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Scholz HC. Chromobacterium piscinae sp. nov. and Chromobacterium pseudoviolaceum sp. nov., from environmental samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2486-2490.

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Record number: 788118