Name: Zoogloea oleivorans Farkas et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.le.i’vo.rans. L. neut. n. oleum, oil; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. fem. part. adj. oleivorans, capable of utilizing oil (hydrocarbons)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-le-I-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: Buc; DSM 28387; NCAIM B.02570

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF667502 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Farkas M, Tancsics A, Kriszt B, Benedek T, Toth EM, Keki Z, Veres PG, Szoboszlay S. Zoogloea oleivorans sp. nov., a floc-forming, petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from biofilm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:274-279. 🇭🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10969 (N = 6).
  • 😷 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: Farkas M, Tancsics A, Kriszt B, Benedek T, Toth EM, Keki Z, Veres PG, Szoboszlay S. Zoogloea oleivorans sp. nov., a floc-forming, petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from biofilm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:274-279. 🇭🇺

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Record number: 792412