Name: Zymobacter palmae Okamoto et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal’mae. L. gen. fem. n. palmae, of palm

Pronunciation, gender: PAL-ma͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51623; DSM 10491; IAM 14233; JCM 21091; NBRC 102412; T109

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF211871 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Okamoto T, Taguchi H, Nakamura K, Ikenaga H, Kuraishi H, Yamasato K. Zymobacter palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new ethanol-fermenting peritrichous bacterium isolated from palm sap. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:333-337.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Zymobacter Okamoto et al. 1995. Publication: Okamoto T, Taguchi H, Nakamura K, Ikenaga H, Kuraishi H, Yamasato K. Zymobacter palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new ethanol-fermenting peritrichous bacterium isolated from palm sap. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:333-337.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Zymobacter Okamoto et al. 1995

Assigned by: Okamoto T, Taguchi H, Nakamura K, Ikenaga H, Kuraishi H, Yamasato K. Zymobacter palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new ethanol-fermenting peritrichous bacterium isolated from palm sap. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:333-337.

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