Name: Cyclobacterium xiamenense Chen et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xia.me.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. xiamenense, of Xiamen, a city in Fujian Province, China, where the type strain was isolated [probably better: xiamense]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksia-me-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12432; KCTC 32253; KD51

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC206024 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen Z, Yang L, Li Y, Lai Q, Zhang H, Wei J, Zhou Y, Lei X, Zheng W, Tian Y, et al. Cyclobacterium xiamenense sp. nov., isolated from aggregates of Chlorella autotrophica, and emended description of the genus Cyclobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:887-893. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1827-1829.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cyclobacterium halophilum Shahinpei et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Shahinpei et al. 2020 Shahinpei A, Amoozegar MA, Mirfeizi L, Nikou MM, Ventosa A, Sanchez-Porro C. Taxogenomics of the Genus Cyclobacterium: Cyclobacterium xiamenense and Cyclobacterium halophilum as Synonyms and Description of Cyclobacterium plantarum sp. nov. Microorganisms 2020; 8:0. 🇪🇸 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 33. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:2-3.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Shahinpei et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Cyclobacterium halophilum Shahinpei et al. 2014. Publication: Shahinpei A, Amoozegar MA, Mirfeizi L, Nikou MM, Ventosa A, Sanchez-Porro C. Taxogenomics of the Genus Cyclobacterium: Cyclobacterium xiamenense and Cyclobacterium halophilum as Synonyms and Description of Cyclobacterium plantarum sp. nov. Microorganisms 2020; 8:0. 🇪🇸
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 33. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:2-3.
  • 😷 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: Cyclobacterium Raj and Maloy 1990

Assigned by: Chen Z, Yang L, Li Y, Lai Q, Zhang H, Wei J, Zhou Y, Lei X, Zheng W, Tian Y, et al. Cyclobacterium xiamenense sp. nov., isolated from aggregates of Chlorella autotrophica, and emended description of the genus Cyclobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:887-893. 🇨🇳

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