Name: Herbinix luporum Koeck et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.po’rum. L. gen. masc. pl. n. luporum, wolf, the name honours the three German microbiologists Wolfgang Ludwig, Wolfgang Liebl and Wolfgang Schwarz for their many contributions to the taxonomy and characterization of Gram-positive bacteria

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CECT 8959; DSM 100831; SD1D

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16S rRNA gene: LN626359 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Koeck DE, Hahnke S, Zverlov VV. Herbinix luporum sp. nov., a thermophilic cellulose-degrading bacterium isolated from a thermophilic biogas reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4132-4137. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Herbinix Koeck et al. 2015

Assigned by: Koeck DE, Hahnke S, Zverlov VV. Herbinix luporum sp. nov., a thermophilic cellulose-degrading bacterium isolated from a thermophilic biogas reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4132-4137. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 794666