Name: Zoogloea caeni Shao et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cae’ni. L. gen. neut. n. caeni, of mud, referring to the isolation of the type strain from activated sludge

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 19389; EMB43; KCTC 22084

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ413148 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shao Y, Chung BS, Lee SS, Park W, Lee SS, Jeon CO. Zoogloea caeni sp. nov., a floc-forming bacterium isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:526-530.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1259-1261.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Zoogloea Itzigsohn 1868 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shao Y, Chung BS, Lee SS, Park W, Lee SS, Jeon CO. Zoogloea caeni sp. nov., a floc-forming bacterium isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:526-530.

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Record number: 787754