Name: Chthonobacter albigriseus Kim et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.bi.gri’se.us. L. masc. adj. albus, white; M.L. masc. adj. griseus, grey; N.L. masc. adj. albigriseus, greyish-white

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-bi-GRI-se-us, masculine

Type strain: ED7; JCM 30603; KCTC 42450

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP289282 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim D, Kang K, Ahn TY. Chthonobacter albigriseus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from grass-field soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:883-888. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chthonobacter Kim et al. 2017. Publication: Kim D, Kang K, Ahn TY. Chthonobacter albigriseus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from grass-field soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:883-888. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Chthonobacter Kim et al. 2017

Assigned by: Kim D, Kang K, Ahn TY. Chthonobacter albigriseus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from grass-field soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:883-888. 🇰🇷

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