Name: Epidermidibacterium keratini Lee et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ke.ra.ti’ni. N.L. gen. neut. n. keratini, pertaining to keratin

Gender: neuter

Type strain: EPI-7; JCM 31644; KCCM 90264

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX755247 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee DG, Trujillo ME, Kang S, Nam JJ, Kim YJ. Epidermidibacterium keratini gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Sporichthyaceae, isolated from keratin epidermis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:745-750.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1823-1824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Epidermidibacterium Lee et al. 2018. Publication: Lee DG, Trujillo ME, Kang S, Nam JJ, Kim YJ. Epidermidibacterium keratini gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Sporichthyaceae, isolated from keratin epidermis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:745-750.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species and genus affiliates with Cumulibacter, and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Epidermidibacterium Lee et al. 2018

Assigned by: Lee DG, Trujillo ME, Kang S, Nam JJ, Kim YJ. Epidermidibacterium keratini gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Sporichthyaceae, isolated from keratin epidermis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:745-750.

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