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Species Psychrobacter faecalis

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Pseudomonadales Moraxellaceae Psychrobacter Psychrobacter faecalis

Name: Psychrobacter faecalis Kämpfer et al. 2002

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fae.ca’lis. L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), dregs; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. faecalis, fecal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: psy-khro-BAK-ter fa͡e-KA-lis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 48039; CIP 107288; DSM 14664; Iso-46

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16S rRNA gene: AJ421528 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Kampfer P, Albrecht A, Buczolits S, Busse HJ. Psychrobacter faecalis sp. nov., a new species from a bioaerosol originating from pigeon faeces. Syst Appl Microbiol 2002; 25:31-36. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 87. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1437-1438.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Emendations:
    • Deschaght et al. 2012 Deschaght P, Janssens M, Vaneechoutte M, Wauters G. Psychrobacter isolates of human origin, other than Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus, are predominantly Psychrobacter faecalis and Psychrobacter pulmonis, with emended description of P. faecalis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:671-674. 🇧🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1221-1222.
  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Albrecht A, Buczolits S, Busse HJ. Psychrobacter faecalis sp. nov., a new species from a bioaerosol originating from pigeon faeces. Syst Appl Microbiol 2002; 25:31-36. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 780232

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