Name: Luteimicrobium xylanilyticum Kim et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xy.la.ni.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. adj. xylanum, xylan, a plant polymer; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. xylanilyticum, xylan-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: xy-la-ni-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: JCM 18090; KCTC 19882; W-15

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ039191 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim H, Oh HW, Kim JA, Park DS, Park HM, Bae KS. Luteimicrobium xylanilyticum sp. nov., isolated from the gut of a long-horned beetle, Massicus raddei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1401-1405.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species and is susceptible to being reclassified as a new genus together with L. album". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Luteimicrobium Hamada et al. 2010

Assigned by: Kim H, Oh HW, Kim JA, Park DS, Park HM, Bae KS. Luteimicrobium xylanilyticum sp. nov., isolated from the gut of a long-horned beetle, Massicus raddei. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1401-1405.

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Record number: 791693