Species Oecophyllibacter saccharovorans

Name: Oecophyllibacter saccharovorans Chua et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sac.cha.ro’vo.rans. Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; L. pres. part. vorans, eating; N.L. masc. part. adj. saccharovorans, sugar eating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o͡e-ko-p^hyl-li-BAK-ter sak-k^ha-RO-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 106907; Ha5; KCTC 62952; LMG 30589; NBRC 113643

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG757796 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chua KO, See-Too WS, Tan JY, Song SL, Yong HS, Yin WF, Chan KG. Oecophyllibacter saccharovorans gen. nov. sp. nov., a bacterial symbiont of the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina. J Microbiol 2020; 58:988-997. 🇲🇾

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oecophyllibacter Chua et al. 2021. Publication: Chua KO, See-Too WS, Tan JY, Song SL, Yong HS, Yin WF, Chan KG. Oecophyllibacter saccharovorans gen. nov. sp. nov., a bacterial symbiont of the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina. J Microbiol 2020; 58:988-997. 🇲🇾
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Oecophyllibacter Chua et al. 2021

Assigned by: Chua KO, See-Too WS, Tan JY, Song SL, Yong HS, Yin WF, Chan KG. Oecophyllibacter saccharovorans gen. nov. sp. nov., a bacterial symbiont of the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina. J Microbiol 2020; 58:988-997. 🇲🇾

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