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Species Psychrobacter immobilis
Name: Psychrobacter immobilis Juni and Heym 1986
Etymology: im.mo’bi.lis. L. masc. adj. immobilis, immovable, motionless
Pronunciation, gender: im-MO-bi-lis, masculine
Type strain: A351; ATCC 43116; CCUG 9708; CIP 102557; DSM 7229; IFO 15733; JCM 20442; LMG 7203; NBRC 15733
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ309942
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Juni E, Heym GA. Psychrobacter immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov.: genospecies composed of gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive coccobacilli. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:388-391. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986.
Publication:
Juni E, Heym GA. Psychrobacter immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov.: genospecies composed of gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive coccobacilli. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:388-391.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 38 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 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.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986.
Publication:
Juni E, Heym GA. Psychrobacter immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov.: genospecies composed of gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive coccobacilli. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:388-391.
Parent taxon: Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986
Assigned by:
Juni E, Heym GA. Psychrobacter immobilis gen. nov., sp. nov.: genospecies composed of gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive coccobacilli. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:388-391.
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Record number: 780235
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