Species Vulcaniibacterium gelatinicum

Name: Vulcaniibacterium gelatinicum Niu et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ge.la.ti’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. gelatinicum, pertaining to gelatin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wul-ka-ni-i-bak-TE-ri-um ge-la-TI-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16678; KCTC 72061; R-5-52-3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN215444 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Niu XK, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Kan Y, Li QR, Huang J, Zhao L, Wang MZ, Shen ZP, Kang YQ, et al. Vulcaniibacterium gelatinicum sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1571-1577. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05542 (N = 7).
  • 😷 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: Vulcaniibacterium Yu et al. 2014

Assigned by: Niu XK, Narsing Rao MP, Dong ZY, Kan Y, Li QR, Huang J, Zhao L, Wang MZ, Shen ZP, Kang YQ, et al. Vulcaniibacterium gelatinicum sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1571-1577. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 5399