Name: Prauserella oleivorans Dastgheib et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.le.i’vo.rans. L. neut. n. oleum, oil; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. fem. part. adj. oleivorans, capable of utilizing oil (hydrocarbons)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-le-I-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: IBRC M 10906; LMG 28389; RIPI

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ123726 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dastgheib SMM, Tirandaz H, Moshtaghi Nikou M, Ramezani M, Shavandi M, Amoozegar MA, Ventosa A. Prauserella oleivorans sp. nov., a halophilic and thermotolerant crude-oil-degrading actinobacterium isolated from an oil-contaminated mud pit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3381-3386. 🇮🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Prauserella Kim and Goodfellow 1999

Assigned by: Dastgheib SMM, Tirandaz H, Moshtaghi Nikou M, Ramezani M, Shavandi M, Amoozegar MA, Ventosa A. Prauserella oleivorans sp. nov., a halophilic and thermotolerant crude-oil-degrading actinobacterium isolated from an oil-contaminated mud pit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3381-3386. 🇮🇷

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Record number: 795808