Species Tumebacillus avium

Name: Tumebacillus avium Sung et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a’vi.um. L. gen. fem. pl. n. avium, of birds

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tu-me-ba-KIL-lus A-wi-um, masculine

Type strain: AR23208; JCM 32188; KCTC 33929

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH031783 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sung H, Kim HS, Lee JY, Kang W, Kim PS, Hyun DW, Tak EJ, Jung MJ, Yun JH, Kim MS, et al. Tumebacillus avium sp. nov., isolated from the gut of a cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1659-1664. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06080 (N = 4).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Tumebacillus Steven et al. 2008

Assigned by: Sung H, Kim HS, Lee JY, Kang W, Kim PS, Hyun DW, Tak EJ, Jung MJ, Yun JH, Kim MS, et al. Tumebacillus avium sp. nov., isolated from the gut of a cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1659-1664. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 797692