Name: Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus (Bøvre and Henriksen 1967) Bowman et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Moraxella phenylpyruvica Bøvre and Henriksen 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: phe.nyl.py.ru’vi.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum phenylpyruvicum, phenylpyruvic acid; N.L. masc. adj. phenylpyruvicus, pertaining to phenylpyruvic acid, the product of deamination of phenylalanine by this organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: psy-k^hro-BAK-ter p^he-nyl-py-RU-wi-kus, masculine

Type strain: 2863; ACAM 535; ACM 886; ATCC 23333; CCUG 351; CIP 82.27; DSM 7000; JCM 20444; LMG 5372; NBRC 102152; NCTC 10526

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16S rRNA gene: AB681720 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bowman JP, Cavanagh J, Austin JJ, Sanderson K. Novel Psychrobacter species from Antarctic ornithogenic soils. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:841-848. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Moraxella phenylpyruvica Bøvre and Henriksen 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06532 (N = 9).
  • 😷 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 = 2. — 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 18 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. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986

Assigned by: Bowman JP, Cavanagh J, Austin JJ, Sanderson K. Novel Psychrobacter species from Antarctic ornithogenic soils. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:841-848. 🇦🇺

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