Name: Herminiimonas aquatilis Kämpfer et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.lis. L. fem. adj. aquatilis, living in water, aquatic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-KWA-ti-lis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 36956; CIP 108933; DSM 18803

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM085762 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Falsen E. Herminiimonas aquatilis sp. nov., a new species from drinking water. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:287-291. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10337 (N = 13).
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The epithet aquatilis in Herminiimonas aquatilis is a Latin feminine adjective, not a Latin masculine adjective as cited in the paper by Kämpfer et al. 2006. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Herminiimonas Fernandes et al. 2005

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Falsen E. Herminiimonas aquatilis sp. nov., a new species from drinking water. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:287-291. 🇩🇪

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