Name: Ilumatobacter fluminis Matsumoto et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: flu’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. fluminis, of a river, Kuiragawa River, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, the origin of the sediment sample from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: i-lu-ma-to-BAK-ter FLU-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18936; JCM 17811; MBIC 8263; YM 22-133

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB360343 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Matsumoto A, Kasai H, Matsuo Y, Omura S, Shizuri Y, Takahashi Y. Ilumatobacter fluminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from the sediment of an estuary. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:201-205. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 129. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2129-2130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ilumatobacter Matsumoto et al. 2009. Publication: Matsumoto A, Kasai H, Matsuo Y, Omura S, Shizuri Y, Takahashi Y. Ilumatobacter fluminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from the sediment of an estuary. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:201-205. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Ilumatobacter Matsumoto et al. 2009

Assigned by: Matsumoto A, Kasai H, Matsuo Y, Omura S, Shizuri Y, Takahashi Y. Ilumatobacter fluminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from the sediment of an estuary. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:201-205. 🇯🇵

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