Etymology:me.li.bi.o.si’phi.lum.N.L. neut. n.melibiosum, melibiose; N.L. neut. adj. suff.-philum, loving; from Gr. neut. adj.philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj.melibiosiphilum, melibiose loving, pertaining to the utilization ability of melibiose which is different from the closest related species
Valid publication:
Liu Q, Tian JH, Liu HC, Zhou YG, Xin YH. Cryobacterium melibiosiphilum sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from glacier ice. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3276-3280. 🇨🇳
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6-8.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Notes:
🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.