Name: Lacticigenium naphtae Iino et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 19658; MIC1-18; NBRC 101988

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16S rRNA gene: AB430339 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Iino T, Suzuki K, Harayama S. Lacticigenium naphtae gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant and motile lactic acid bacterium isolated from crude oil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:775-780.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Lacticigenium naphthae corrig. Iino et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lacticigenium naphthae corrig. Iino et al. 2009	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Lacticigenium Iino et al. 2009

Assigned by: Iino T, Suzuki K, Harayama S. Lacticigenium naphtae gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant and motile lactic acid bacterium isolated from crude oil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:775-780.

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