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Species Chryseobacterium pallidum
Name: Chryseobacterium pallidum Herzog et al. 2008
Etymology: pal’li.dum. L. neut. adj. pallidum, pale
Pronunciation, gender: PAL-li-dum, neuter
Type strain: 26-3St2b; CCUG 52548; DSM 18015
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM232809
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Herzog P, Winkler I, Wolking D, Kampfer P, Lipski A. Chryseobacterium ureilyticum sp. nov., Chryseobacterium gambrini sp. nov., Chryseobacterium pallidum sp. nov. and Chryseobacterium molle sp. nov., isolated from beer-bottling plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:26-33. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:747-748.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Epilithonimonas pallida (Herzog et al. 2008) Nicholson et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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García-López et al. 2019
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
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.
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García-López et al. 2019
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
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Notes:
- 😷 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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Chryseobacterium Vandamme et al. 1994
Assigned by:
Herzog P, Winkler I, Wolking D, Kampfer P, Lipski A. Chryseobacterium ureilyticum sp. nov., Chryseobacterium gambrini sp. nov., Chryseobacterium pallidum sp. nov. and Chryseobacterium molle sp. nov., isolated from beer-bottling plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:26-33. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 787121
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