Name:Microbacteriuminvictum Vaz-Moreira et al. 2009
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:in.vic’tum.L. neut. adj.invictum, invincible, powerful, that survives composting, also an ancient and popular designation attributed to Oporto city
Valid publication:
Vaz-Moreira I, Lopes AR, Faria C, Sproer C, Schumann P, Nunes OC, Manaia CM. Microbacterium invictum sp. nov., isolated from homemade compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2036-2041. 🇵🇹
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Risk group:
1
Notes:
🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14376 (N = 39).
😷 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 4 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.