Name: Defluvibacter lusatiensis corrig. Fritsche et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.sa.ti.en’sis. L. masc./fem. adj. lusatiensis, pertaining to the German province of Lausitz (Latin name Lusatia), where the organism was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 106844; DSM 11099; S1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ132378 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fritsche K, Auling G, Andreesen JR, Lechner U. Defluvibacter lusatiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new chlorohenol-degrading member of the alpha-2 subgroup of proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 1999; 22:197-204.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Aquamicrobium lusatiense (Fritsche et al. 1999) Kämpfer et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aquamicrobium lusatiense (Fritsche et al. 1999) Kämpfer et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Defluvibacter lusatiae Fritsche et al. 1999	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Defluvibacter Fritsche et al. 1999. Publication: Fritsche K, Auling G, Andreesen JR, Lechner U. Defluvibacter lusatiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new chlorohenol-degrading member of the alpha-2 subgroup of proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 1999; 22:197-204.
  • ❗ Defluvibacter lusatiensis 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 Defluvibacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 49:1325; Defluvibacter lusatiae (sic). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet (lusatiae [sic]) has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61 of the Bacteriological Code. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.

Parent taxon: Defluvibacter Fritsche et al. 1999

Assigned by: Fritsche K, Auling G, Andreesen JR, Lechner U. Defluvibacter lusatiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new chlorohenol-degrading member of the alpha-2 subgroup of proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 1999; 22:197-204.

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