Name: Paenimyroides ummariense (Lata et al. 2012) Zhang et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Flavobacterium ummariense Lata et al. 2012

Etymology: um.ma.ri.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. ummariense, pertaining to Ummari, the HCH-contaminated site from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … um-ma-ri-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: CCM 7847; CGMCC 1.12336; DS-12; MTCC 10766

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ329187 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang K, Cui L, Zeng Q, Shi S, Long L, Tian X. Paenimyroides aestuarii gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from sediment in the Pearl River Estuary and reclassification of five Flavobacterium and four Myroides species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6091. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Flavobacterium ummariense Lata et al. 2012

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Flavobacterium ummariense Lata et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Myroides ummariensis" (Lata et al. 2012) García-López et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Paenimyroides ummariense is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Paenimyroides.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Paenimyroides Zhang et al. 2023

Assigned by: Zhang K, Cui L, Zeng Q, Shi S, Long L, Tian X. Paenimyroides aestuarii gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from sediment in the Pearl River Estuary and reclassification of five Flavobacterium and four Myroides species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6091. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 40935