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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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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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