Name: Sinobacterium norvegicum Diéguez et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nor.ve’gi.cum. N.L. neut. adj. norvegicum, referring to Norway, the country of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: si-no-bak-TE-ri-um nor-WE-gi-kum, neuter

Type strain: 3CM4; CAIM 1884; CECT 8267; CM4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HG004165 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dieguez AL, Jacobsen A, Magnesen T, Romalde JL. Sinobacterium norvegicum sp. nov., isolated from great scallop (Pecten maximus) broodstock and emended description of Sinobacterium caligoides. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:983-991. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 167. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Sinobacterium Su et al. 2013

Assigned by: Dieguez AL, Jacobsen A, Magnesen T, Romalde JL. Sinobacterium norvegicum sp. nov., isolated from great scallop (Pecten maximus) broodstock and emended description of Sinobacterium caligoides. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 108:983-991. 🇪🇸

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