Name: "Curtobacterium psychrophilum" Inoue and Komagata 1976

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: psy.chro.phi’lum. N.L. neut. adj. psychrophilum, cold-loving

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 43563; CIP 105227; DSM 4854; IAM 12024; IFO 15735; JCM 1463; K. Inoue and K. Komagata 27-O-b; NBRC 15735; NCIMB 2068; NCMB 2068; VKM Ac-2100

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16S rRNA gene: AJ544063 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Inoue K, Komagata K. Taxonomic study on obligately psychrophilic bacteria isolated from Antarctica. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1976; 22:165-176.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Cryobacterium psychrophilum (ex Inoue and Komagata 1976) Suzuki et al. 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cryobacterium psychrophilum (ex Inoue and Komagata 1976) Suzuki et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.

Parent taxon: Curtobacterium Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Inoue K, Komagata K. Taxonomic study on obligately psychrophilic bacteria isolated from Antarctica. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1976; 22:165-176.

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Record number: 775330