Name: Phenylobacterium lituiforme Kanso and Patel 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.tu.i.for’me. L. masc. n. lituus, curved rod of the augurs; L. neut. adj. suff. -forme, having the form of; N.L. neut. adj. lituiforme, formed like a curved rod

Pronunciation, gender: li-tu-i-FOR-me, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-294; DSM 14363; FaiI3

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16S rRNA gene: AY534887 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kanso S, Patel BK. Phenylobacterium lituiforme sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a subsurface aquifer, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2141-2146.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985

Assigned by: Kanso S, Patel BK. Phenylobacterium lituiforme sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a subsurface aquifer, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2141-2146.

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Record number: 779462