Name: Frigoribacterium faeni Kämpfer et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fae’ni. L. neut. n. faenum, hay; L. gen. neut. n. faeni, of hay

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fri-go-ri-bak-TE-ri-um FA͡E-ni, neuter

Type strain: 801; ATCC BAA-3; DSM 10309; JCM 11265; NBRC 103066

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16S rRNA gene: OR801632 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Rainey FA, Andersson MA, Nurmiaho Lassila EL, Ulrych U, Busse HJ, Weiss N, Mikkola R, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Frigoribacterium faeni gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic genus of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:355-363. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Frigoribacterium Kämpfer et al. 2000. Publication: Kampfer P, Rainey FA, Andersson MA, Nurmiaho Lassila EL, Ulrych U, Busse HJ, Weiss N, Mikkola R, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Frigoribacterium faeni gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic genus of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:355-363. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Frigoribacterium Kämpfer et al. 2000

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Rainey FA, Andersson MA, Nurmiaho Lassila EL, Ulrych U, Busse HJ, Weiss N, Mikkola R, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Frigoribacterium faeni gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic genus of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:355-363. 🇩🇪

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