Name: Planifilum fimeticola Hatayama et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fi.me.ti’co.la. L. neut. n. fimetum, a dung-hill and, by extension, compost; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. fimeticola, inhabitant of compost, referring to the habitat of the type strain (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation, gender: fi-me-TI-ko-la, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-969; DSM 44946; H0165; JCM 12507

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB088364 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hatayama K, Shoun H, Ueda Y, Nakamura A. Planifilum fimeticola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Planifilum fulgidum sp. nov., novel members of the family 'Thermoactinomycetaceae' isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2101-2104.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Jiang et al. 2019 Jiang Z, Xiao M, Yang LL, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Genome-based taxonomic classification within the family Thermoactinomycetaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2028-2036. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Planifilum Hatayama et al. 2005. Publication: Hatayama K, Shoun H, Ueda Y, Nakamura A. Planifilum fimeticola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Planifilum fulgidum sp. nov., novel members of the family 'Thermoactinomycetaceae' isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2101-2104.
  • 📧 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Planifilum Hatayama et al. 2005

Assigned by: Hatayama K, Shoun H, Ueda Y, Nakamura A. Planifilum fimeticola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Planifilum fulgidum sp. nov., novel members of the family 'Thermoactinomycetaceae' isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2101-2104.

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