Name: Exiguobacterium sibiricum Rodrigues et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.bi’ri.cum. N.L. neut. adj. sibiricum, pertaining to Siberia (region in northwestern Asia, the name said to come from Sibir, ancient Tatar fortress at the confluence of the rivers Tobol and Irtysh)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 255-15; DSM 17290; JCM 13490

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY444839 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rodrigues DF, Goris J, Vishnivetskaya T, Gilichinsky D, Thomashow MF, Tiedje JM. Characterization of Exiguobacterium isolates from the Siberian permafrost. Description of Exiguobacterium sibiricum sp. nov. Extremophiles 2006; 10:285-294.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 112. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2507-2508.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08024 (N = 104).
  • 😷 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 54 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🙆 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 the genus.
  • 🧍 The culture collection accession number JCM 13490 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 112. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2507-2508.

Parent taxon: Exiguobacterium Collins et al. 1984

Assigned by: Rodrigues DF, Goris J, Vishnivetskaya T, Gilichinsky D, Thomashow MF, Tiedje JM. Characterization of Exiguobacterium isolates from the Siberian permafrost. Description of Exiguobacterium sibiricum sp. nov. Extremophiles 2006; 10:285-294.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/exiguobacterium-sibiricumCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 785684