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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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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