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Species Microbacterium oleivorans
Name: Microbacterium oleivorans Schippers et al. 2005
Etymology: o.le.i’vo.rans. L. neut. n. oleum, oil; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. oleivorans, oil-devouring, capable of utilizing oil (hydrocarbons)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-le-I-wo-rans, neuter
Type strain: BAS69; DSM 16091; JCM 14341; NBRC 103075; NCIMB 14003
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ698725
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Schippers A, Bosecker K, Sproer C, Schumann P. Microbacterium oleivorans sp. nov. and Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans sp. nov., novel crude-oil-degrading Gram-positive bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:655-660. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12192 (N = 51).
- 😷 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 18 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Schippers A, Bosecker K, Sproer C, Schumann P. Microbacterium oleivorans sp. nov. and Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans sp. nov., novel crude-oil-degrading Gram-positive bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:655-660. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 778055
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