Name: Pseudochrobactrum asaccharolyticum Kämpfer et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.cum. Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); Gr. neut. n. sakcharon, sugar; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to lyse; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to loose; N.L. neut. adj. asaccharolyticum, not digesting sugar

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡ud-o-k^hro-BAK-trum a-sak-k^ha-ro-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 46016; CIP 108977; DSM 25619

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16S rRNA gene: AM180485 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Rossello-Mora R, Scholz HC, Welinder-Olsson C, Falsen E, Busse HJ. Description of Pseudochrobactrum gen. nov., with the two species Pseudochrobactrum asaccharolyticum sp. nov. and Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1823-1829. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudochrobactrum Kämpfer et al. 2006. Publication: Kampfer P, Rossello-Mora R, Scholz HC, Welinder-Olsson C, Falsen E, Busse HJ. Description of Pseudochrobactrum gen. nov., with the two species Pseudochrobactrum asaccharolyticum sp. nov. and Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1823-1829. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Pseudochrobactrum Kämpfer et al. 2006

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Rossello-Mora R, Scholz HC, Welinder-Olsson C, Falsen E, Busse HJ. Description of Pseudochrobactrum gen. nov., with the two species Pseudochrobactrum asaccharolyticum sp. nov. and Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1823-1829. 🇩🇪

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