Name: Specibacter cremeus Lee and Schumann 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cre’me.us. N.L. masc. adj. cremeus, cream-white, referring to the colony colour

Gender: masculine

Type strain: C1-50; DSM 100066; KCTC 39557

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN827958 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee SD, Schumann P. Specibacter cremeus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Micrococcaceae isolated from a natural cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1767-1774.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2630-2631.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Specibacter Lee and Schumann 2019. Publication: Lee SD, Schumann P. Specibacter cremeus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Micrococcaceae isolated from a natural cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1767-1774.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Specibacter Lee and Schumann 2019

Assigned by: Lee SD, Schumann P. Specibacter cremeus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Micrococcaceae isolated from a natural cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1767-1774.

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Record number: 800827