Name: Ornithinibacter aureus Xiao et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au’re.us. L. masc. adj. aureus, golden, referring to the bright yellow colour of the strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: or-ni-t^hi-ni-BAK-ter A͡U-re-us, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10341; DSM 23364; HB09001

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ796074 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xiao C, Huang H, Ye J, Wu X, Zhu J, Zhan B, Bao S. Ornithinibacter aureus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Intrasporangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:659-664. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1237-1238.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ornithinibacter Xiao et al. 2011. Publication: Xiao C, Huang H, Ye J, Wu X, Zhu J, Zhan B, Bao S. Ornithinibacter aureus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Intrasporangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:659-664. 🇨🇳
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "CCUG 53201(T): 2 Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Ornithinibacter Xiao et al. 2011

Assigned by: Xiao C, Huang H, Ye J, Wu X, Zhu J, Zhan B, Bao S. Ornithinibacter aureus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Intrasporangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:659-664. 🇨🇳

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