Name: Phenylobacterium immobile Lingens et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: im.mo’bi.le. L. neut. adj. immobile, immovable, nonmotile

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^he-ny-lo-bak-TE-ri-um im-MO-bi-le, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35973; CIP 103305; DSM 1986; E; LMG 6165

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16S rRNA gene: Y18216 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lingens F, Blecher R, Blecher H, Blobel F, Eberspächer J, Fröhner C, Görisch H, Görisch H, Layh G. Phenylobacterium immobile gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-negative bacterium that degrades the herbicide chloridazon. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:26-39.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Phenylobacterium immobilis" Blecher et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985. Publication: Lingens F, Blecher R, Blecher H, Blobel F, Eberspächer J, Fröhner C, Görisch H, Görisch H, Layh G. Phenylobacterium immobile gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-negative bacterium that degrades the herbicide chloridazon. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:26-39.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985

Assigned by: Lingens F, Blecher R, Blecher H, Blobel F, Eberspächer J, Fröhner C, Görisch H, Görisch H, Layh G. Phenylobacterium immobile gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-negative bacterium that degrades the herbicide chloridazon. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:26-39.

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