Species Exiguobacterium undae

Name: Exiguobacterium undae Frühling et al. 2002

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: un’dae. L. fem. n. unda, waters; L. gen. fem. n. undae, of the waters

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-xi-gu-o-bak-TE-ri-um UN-da͡e, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 47136; CIP 107162; DSM 14481; L2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ344151 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fruhling A, Schumann P, Hippe H, Straubler B, Stackebrandt E. Exiguobacterium undae sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium antarcticum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1171-1176. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.

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 0.08240 (N = 81).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Exiguobacterium Collins et al. 1984

Assigned by: Fruhling A, Schumann P, Hippe H, Straubler B, Stackebrandt E. Exiguobacterium undae sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium antarcticum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1171-1176. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 776150