Name: Piscinibacter aquaticus (Song and Cho 2007) Stackebrandt et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Methylibium aquaticum Song and Cho 2007

Etymology: a.qua’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. aquaticus, living, growing or found in or by the water, aquatic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pis-ki-ni-BAK-ter a-KWA-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 19915; IMCC 1728; KCCM 42364; NBRC 102349

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681749 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stackebrandt E, Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ. Dissection of the genus Methylibium: reclassification of Methylibium fulvum as Rhizobacter fulvus comb. nov., Methylibium aquaticum as Piscinibacter aquaticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Methylibium subsaxonicum as Rivibacter subsaxonicus gen. nov., comb. nov. and emended descriptions of the genera Rhizobacter and Methylibium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2552-2560. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Methylibium aquaticum Song and Cho 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Piscinibacter Stackebrandt et al. 2009. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ. Dissection of the genus Methylibium: reclassification of Methylibium fulvum as Rhizobacter fulvus comb. nov., Methylibium aquaticum as Piscinibacter aquaticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Methylibium subsaxonicum as Rivibacter subsaxonicus gen. nov., comb. nov. and emended descriptions of the genera Rhizobacter and Methylibium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2552-2560. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Piscinibacter Stackebrandt et al. 2009

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Busse HJ, Tindall BJ. Dissection of the genus Methylibium: reclassification of Methylibium fulvum as Rhizobacter fulvus comb. nov., Methylibium aquaticum as Piscinibacter aquaticus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Methylibium subsaxonicum as Rivibacter subsaxonicus gen. nov., comb. nov. and emended descriptions of the genera Rhizobacter and Methylibium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2552-2560. 🇩🇪

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