Name: Xenophilus arseniciresistens Li et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.se.ni.ci.re.sis’tens. N.L. neut. adj. arsenicum, arsenic; L. pres. part. resistens, resisting; N.L. masc. part. adj. arseniciresistens, arsenic-resisting, referring to the arsenic resistance of the bacterium

Pronunciation, gender: ar-se-ni-ki-re-SIS-tens, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2012103; KACC 16853; YW8

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC010298 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li QF, Sun LN, Kwon SW, Chen Q, He J, Li SP, Zhang J. Xenophilus arseniciresistens sp. nov., an arsenite-resistant bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1926-1931. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2930-2931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Xenophilus Blümel et al. 2001

Assigned by: Li QF, Sun LN, Kwon SW, Chen Q, He J, Li SP, Zhang J. Xenophilus arseniciresistens sp. nov., an arsenite-resistant bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1926-1931. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 791907