Name: "Profundibacterium mesophilum" corrig. Lai 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so’phi.lum. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, medium; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. neut. adj. mesophilum, medium-temperature-loving, mesophilic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-SO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: DSM 29429; JCM 17872; KAUST100406-0324; NRRL B-59665

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF776971 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Lai PY. Novel bacteria from the Red Sea. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2012.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Profundibacterium mesophilum Lai et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Profundibacterium mesophila" Lai 2012	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Profundibacterium mesophilum Lai et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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.

Parent taxon: "Profundibacterium" Lai 2012

Assigned by: Lai PY. Novel bacteria from the Red Sea. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2012.

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Record number: 40523