Name: Lacticigenium naphthae corrig. Iino et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: naph’thae. L. gen. fem. n. naphthae, naphtha

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-ti-ki-GE-ni-um NAP^H-t^ha͡e, 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. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lacticigenium naphtae Iino et al. 2009	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lacticigenium Iino et al. 2009. 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. 🇯🇵
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 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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