Name: Proteiniclasticum ruminis Zhang et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. ruminis, of the rumen

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5057; D3RC-2; DSM 24773; JCM 14817

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ852338 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang K, Song L, Dong X. Proteiniclasticum ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic proteolytic bacterium isolated from yak rumen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2221-2225.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2695-2696.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Namirimu et al. 2022 Namirimu T, Yang JA, Yang SH, Yu J, Kim YJ, Kwon KK. Proteiniclasticum aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment, and emended descriptions of the genus Proteiniclasticum and Proteiniclasticum ruminis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5275. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5434.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Proteiniclasticum Zhang et al. 2010. Publication: Zhang K, Song L, Dong X. Proteiniclasticum ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic proteolytic bacterium isolated from yak rumen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2221-2225.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Proteiniclasticum Zhang et al. 2010

Assigned by: Zhang K, Song L, Dong X. Proteiniclasticum ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic proteolytic bacterium isolated from yak rumen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2221-2225.

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