Name: Ornithinimicrobium humiphilum Groth et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hu.mi’phi.lum. L. fem. n. humus, soil; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. humiphilum, loving soil

Pronunciation, gender: hu-MI-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: CIP 106634; DSM 12362; HKI 124; JCM 11540

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16S rRNA gene: KT989854 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Groth I, Schumann P, Weiss N, Schuetze B, Augsten K, Stackebrandt E. Ornithinimicrobium humiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel soil actinomycete with L-ornithine in the peptidoglycan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:81-87.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ornithinimicrobium Groth et al. 2001. Publication: Groth I, Schumann P, Weiss N, Schuetze B, Augsten K, Stackebrandt E. Ornithinimicrobium humiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel soil actinomycete with L-ornithine in the peptidoglycan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:81-87.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the etymology of the specific epithet, "L. adj. humo (sic), from soil" must be changed to "L. n. humus, soil". Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Ornithinimicrobium Groth et al. 2001

Assigned by: Groth I, Schumann P, Weiss N, Schuetze B, Augsten K, Stackebrandt E. Ornithinimicrobium humiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel soil actinomycete with L-ornithine in the peptidoglycan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:81-87.

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