Name: Gemmobacter lanyuensis Sheu et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.ny.u.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. lanyuensis, of or belonging to Lanyu, an island in Taitung city, Eastern Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: gem-mo-BAK-ter la-ny-u-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 80378; KCTC 23714; LMG 26667; Orc-4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN104393 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Shiau YW, Wei YT, Chen WM. Gemmobacter lanyuensis sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4039-4045. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Gemmobacter Rothe et al. 1988

Assigned by: Sheu SY, Shiau YW, Wei YT, Chen WM. Gemmobacter lanyuensis sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4039-4045. 🇹🇼

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