Name: Herbaspirillum aurantiacum Carro et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au.ran.ti’a.cum. N.L. neut. adj. aurantiacum, orange-coloured

Pronunciation, gender: a͡u-ran-TI-a-kum, neuter

Type strain: CECT 7839; DSM 24251; LMG 26150; SUEMI08

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: HQ830497 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Carro L, Rivas R, Leon-Barrios M, Gonzalez-Tirante M, Velazquez E, Valverde A. Herbaspirillum canariense sp. nov., Herbaspirillum aurantiacum sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum soli sp. nov., isolated from volcanic mountain soil, and emended description of the genus Herbaspirillum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1300-1306.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Noviherbaspirillum aurantiacum (Carro et al. 2012) Lin et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Noviherbaspirillum aurantiacum (Carro et al. 2012) Lin et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Herbaspirillum aurantiacum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Herbaspirillum.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Herbaspirillum Baldani et al. 1986

Assigned by: Carro L, Rivas R, Leon-Barrios M, Gonzalez-Tirante M, Velazquez E, Valverde A. Herbaspirillum canariense sp. nov., Herbaspirillum aurantiacum sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum soli sp. nov., isolated from volcanic mountain soil, and emended description of the genus Herbaspirillum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1300-1306.

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Record number: 789924