Name: Delftia litopenaei Chen et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.pen.ae’i. N.L. masc. n. Litopenaeus, the scientific name of a genus of penaeid shrimp; N.L. gen. masc. n. litopenaei, of Litopenaeus, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a shrimp belonging to the genus Litopenaeus

Gender: feminine

Type strain: BCRC 80212; DSM 27241; LMG 25724; wsw-7

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: GU721027 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Lin YS, Sheu DS, Sheu SY. Delftia litopenaei sp. nov., a poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate-accumulating bacterium isolated from a freshwater shrimp culture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2315-2321.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Delftia Wen et al. 1999

Assigned by: Chen WM, Lin YS, Sheu DS, Sheu SY. Delftia litopenaei sp. nov., a poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate-accumulating bacterium isolated from a freshwater shrimp culture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2315-2321.

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Record number: 790223