Species Keratinibaculum paraultunense

Name: Keratinibaculum paraultunense Huang et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.ul.tu.nen’se. Gr. prep. para, beside, near; N.L. neut. adj. ultunense, a bacterial-specific epithet; N.L. neut. adj. paraultunense, near (Clostridium) ultunense, phylogenetically related to C. ultunense

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ke-ra-ti-ni-BA-ku-lum pa-ra-ul-tu-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 26752; JCM 18769; KD-1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC188660 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Huang Y, Sun Y, Ma S, Chen L, Zhang H, Deng Y. Isolation and characterization of Keratinibaculum paraultunense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium with keratinolytic activity. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2013; 345:56-63. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2017-2025.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Keratinibaculum Huang et al. 2015. Publication: Huang Y, Sun Y, Ma S, Chen L, Zhang H, Deng Y. Isolation and characterization of Keratinibaculum paraultunense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium with keratinolytic activity. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2013; 345:56-63. 🇨🇳
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Keratinibaculum Huang et al. 2015

Assigned by: Huang Y, Sun Y, Ma S, Chen L, Zhang H, Deng Y. Isolation and characterization of Keratinibaculum paraultunense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium with keratinolytic activity. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2013; 345:56-63. 🇨🇳

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