Name: Confluentimicrobium naphthalenivorans Jeong et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: naph.tha.le.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. naphthalenum, naphthalene; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. naphthalenivorans, naphthalene-consuming

Pronunciation, gender: nap^h-t^ha-le-NI-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: JCM 30828; KCTC 18418; NS6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP272155 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jeong HI, Jin HM, Jeon CO. Confluentimicrobium naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium isolated from sea-tidal-flat sediment, and emended description of the genus Confluentimicrobium Park et al. 2015. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4191-4195.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Actibacterium naphthalenivorans (Jeong et al. 2015) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Actibacterium naphthalenivorans (Jeong et al. 2015) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Confluentimicrobium naphthalenivorans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Confluentimicrobium.
  • 😷 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: Confluentimicrobium Park et al. 2015

Assigned by: Jeong HI, Jin HM, Jeon CO. Confluentimicrobium naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium isolated from sea-tidal-flat sediment, and emended description of the genus Confluentimicrobium Park et al. 2015. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4191-4195.

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Record number: 793516