Name: Gulosibacter molinativorax Manaia et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.li.na.ti’vo.rax. N.L. masc. n. molinas, molinate (a herbicide); L. adj. vorax, devouring, ravenous, voracious; N.L. masc. adj. molinativorax, molinate-degrading

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mo-li-na-TI-wo-raks, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 49965; DSM 13485; JCM 13320; LMG 21909; ON4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ306835 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Manaia CM, Nogales B, Weiss N, Nunes OC. Gulosibacter molinativorax gen. nov., sp. nov., a molinate-degrading bacterium, and classification of 'Brevibacterium helvolum' DSM 20419 as Pseudoclavibacter helvolus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:783-789. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gulosibacter Manaia et al. 2004. Publication: Manaia CM, Nogales B, Weiss N, Nunes OC. Gulosibacter molinativorax gen. nov., sp. nov., a molinate-degrading bacterium, and classification of 'Brevibacterium helvolum' DSM 20419 as Pseudoclavibacter helvolus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:783-789. 🇵🇹
  • 😷 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Gulosibacter Manaia et al. 2004

Assigned by: Manaia CM, Nogales B, Weiss N, Nunes OC. Gulosibacter molinativorax gen. nov., sp. nov., a molinate-degrading bacterium, and classification of 'Brevibacterium helvolum' DSM 20419 as Pseudoclavibacter helvolus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:783-789. 🇵🇹

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Record number: 776628