Name: Herminiimonas contaminans Kämpfer et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.ta’mi.nans. L. fem. part. adj. contaminans, contaminating, polluting, referring to the isolation of the type strain as a contaminant of a biopharmaceutical process

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCM 7991; CCUG 53591; DSM 28178

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: MT760196 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, P Glaeser S, Lodders N, Busse HJ, Falsen E. Herminiimonas contaminans sp. nov., isolated as a contaminant of biopharmaceuticals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:412-417.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Herminiimonas Fernandes et al. 2005

Assigned by: Kampfer P, P Glaeser S, Lodders N, Busse HJ, Falsen E. Herminiimonas contaminans sp. nov., isolated as a contaminant of biopharmaceuticals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:412-417.

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Record number: 790537