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Species Microbacterium awajiense

Name: Microbacterium awajiense Kageyama et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.wa.ji.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. awajiense, referring to Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan, where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-bak-TE-ri-um a-wa-ji-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 18907; JCM 16544; MBIC 8276; NBRC 103565; YM 13-414

16S rRNA gene: AB286027 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Kageyama A, Matsuo Y, Kasai H, Shizuri Y, Ōmura S, Takahashi Y. Microbacterium awajiense sp. nov., Microbacterium fluvii sp. nov. and Microbacterium pygmaeum sp. nov. Actinomycetologica 2008; 22:1-5. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 124. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2471-2472.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kageyama A, Matsuo Y, Kasai H, Shizuri Y, Ōmura S, Takahashi Y. Microbacterium awajiense sp. nov., Microbacterium fluvii sp. nov. and Microbacterium pygmaeum sp. nov. Actinomycetologica 2008; 22:1-5. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 787556