Name: Epilithonimonas lactis Shakéd et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lac’tis. L. gen. neut. n. lactis, of milk, referring to the isolation of the type strain from raw milk

Pronunciation, gender: LAK-tis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 19921; H1; LMG 2440; LMG 24401

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF204460 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shaked T, Hantsis-Zacharov E, Halpern M. Epilithonimonas lactis sp. nov., isolated from raw cow's milk. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:675-679.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1253-1255.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Chryseobacterium halperniae Hahnke et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chryseobacterium halperniae Hahnke et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Epilithonimonas lactis 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 Epilithonimonas.
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Epilithonimonas O'Sullivan et al. 2006

Assigned by: Shaked T, Hantsis-Zacharov E, Halpern M. Epilithonimonas lactis sp. nov., isolated from raw cow's milk. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:675-679.

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Record number: 787065