Species ***Microbacterium* *candidum***

Name: Microbacterium candidum Wen et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: can’di.dum. L. neut. adj. candidum, white, referring to the colony colour

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KAN-di-dum, neuter

Type strain: ASV49; GDMCC 1.4109; JCM 36480

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16S rRNA gene: OQ857408 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wen W, Zhao Y, Xie B, Lv J. Microbacterium candidum sp. nov. and Microbacterium capsulatum sp. nov., isolated from waste landfill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6715. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6765.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09246 (N = 46).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-03-18.
- 🙆 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: Wen W, Zhao Y, Xie B, Lv J. Microbacterium candidum sp. nov. and Microbacterium capsulatum sp. nov., isolated from waste landfill. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6715. 🇨🇳

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Species Microbacterium candidum

Species ***Microbacterium* *candidum***