Species Falsochrobactrum ovis

Name: Falsochrobactrum ovis Kämpfer et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: o’vis. L. gen. fem. n. ovis, of a sheep

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fals-o-k^hro-BAK-trum O-wis, neuter

Type strain: B 1315; CCM 8460; DSM 26720; LMG 27356

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT760205 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Glaeser S, Busse HJ, Eisenberg T, Scholz H. Falsochrobactrum ovis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a sheep. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3841-3847. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Falsochrobactrum Kämpfer et al. 2013. Publication: Kampfer P, Glaeser S, Busse HJ, Eisenberg T, Scholz H. Falsochrobactrum ovis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a sheep. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3841-3847. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Falsochrobactrum Kämpfer et al. 2013

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Glaeser S, Busse HJ, Eisenberg T, Scholz H. Falsochrobactrum ovis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a sheep. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3841-3847. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 791191