Name: Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum Kämpfer et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.cum. 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. saccharolyticum, digesting sugar

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

Type strain: CCUG 33852; CIP 108976; DSM 25620

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OP002063 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:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.18237 (N = 17).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Pseudochrobactrum asaccharolyticum 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.

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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