Name: Undibacterium macrobrachii Sheu et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.cro.bra’chi.i. N.L. neut. n. Macrobrachium, the scientific name of a genus of shrimp; N.L. gen. neut. n. macrobrachii, of Macrobrachium, referring to the isolation of the type strain from freshwater around shrimp belonging to the genus Macrobrachium

Gender: neuter

Type strain: BCRC 80406; CMJ-9; DSM 29770; KCTC 23916; LMG 26891

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16S rRNA gene: JQ029110 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Lin YS, Chen JC, Chen WM. Undibacterium macrobrachii sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater shrimp culture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1036-1042.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1827-1829.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Affinundibacterium macrobrachii" (Sheu et al. 2014) Ma et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Undibacterium Kämpfer et al. 2007

Assigned by: Sheu SY, Lin YS, Chen JC, Chen WM. Undibacterium macrobrachii sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater shrimp culture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1036-1042.

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