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Species Microbacterium petrolearium

Name: Microbacterium petrolearium Wang et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: petr.o.le.a’ri.um. Gr. fem. n. petra, rock; L. neut. adj. olearium, related to oil, of or belonging to oil; N.L. neut. adj. petrolearium, related to mineral oil

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-bak-TE-ri-um petr-o-le-A-ri-um, neuter

Type strain: ACCC 719; DSM 100924; JCM 19612; LAM0410

16S rRNA gene: KF697702 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Wang H, Xiang T, Wang Y, Song J, Zhai Y, Chen X, Li Y, Zhao B, Zhao B, Ruan Z. Microbacterium petrolearium sp. nov., isolated from an oil-contaminated water sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4168-4172. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:739-740.

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 0.06114 (N = 44).
    • 😷 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 1 time 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: Wang H, Xiang T, Wang Y, Song J, Zhai Y, Chen X, Li Y, Zhao B, Zhao B, Ruan Z. Microbacterium petrolearium sp. nov., isolated from an oil-contaminated water sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:4168-4172. 🇨🇳

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