Name: Undibacterium aquatile Du et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.le. L. neut. adj. aquatile, living, growing, or found in water, aquatic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-KWA-ti-le, neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2015119; KCTC 42243; THG DN7.3

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT890092 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Du J, Akter S, Won K, Singh H, Shik Yin C, Kook M, Yi TH. Undibacterium aquatile sp. nov., isolated from a waterfall. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4128-4133. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cognatundibacterium aquatile (Du et al. 2015) Lu et al. 2026

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cognatundibacterium aquatile (Du et al. 2015) Lu et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Undibacterium aquatile is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Undibacterium.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Undibacterium Kämpfer et al. 2007

Assigned by: Du J, Akter S, Won K, Singh H, Shik Yin C, Kook M, Yi TH. Undibacterium aquatile sp. nov., isolated from a waterfall. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4128-4133. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 793509