Name: Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. phenolicus Rehfuss and Urban 2006

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: phe.no’li.cus. N.L. neut. n. phenol, common name for industrial solvent hydroxybenzene; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. phenolicus, pertaining to phenol

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-ka-LI-ge-nes fa͡e-KA-lis p^he-NO-li-kus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 54936; DSM 16503; J; NRRL B-41076

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: ON597429 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rehfuss M, Urban J. Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. phenolicus subsp. nov. a phenol-degrading, denitrifying bacterium isolated from a graywater bioprocessor. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:421-429. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alcaligenes phenolicus (Rehfuss and Urban 2006) Machado et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 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: Alcaligenes faecalis Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rehfuss M, Urban J. Alcaligenes faecalis subsp. phenolicus subsp. nov. a phenol-degrading, denitrifying bacterium isolated from a graywater bioprocessor. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:421-429. 🇺🇸

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