Name: Sedimentibacter acidaminivorans Imachi et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.cid.a.mi.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. acidum aminum, amino acid; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. acidaminivorans, amino acid-devouring

Pronunciation, gender: a-kid-a-mi-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 24004; JCM 17293; MO-SEDI

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB598276 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Imachi H, Sakai S, Kubota T, Miyazaki M, Saito Y, Takai K. Sedimentibacter acidaminivorans sp. nov., an anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium isolated from marine subsurface sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1293-1300.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Sedimentibacter Breitenstein et al. 2002

Assigned by: Imachi H, Sakai S, Kubota T, Miyazaki M, Saito Y, Takai K. Sedimentibacter acidaminivorans sp. nov., an anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium isolated from marine subsurface sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1293-1300.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/sedimentibacter-acidaminivoransCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 793948