Name: Carnobacterium inhibens subsp. gilichinskyi Nicholson et al. 2015

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: gi.li.chins’ky.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. gilichinskyi, named after David Gilichinsky, pioneer in permafrost microbiology

Pronunciation, gender: gi-li-K^HINS-ky-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2557; DSM 27470; WN1359

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX110652 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nicholson WL, Zhalnina K, de Oliveira RR, Triplett EW. Proposal to rename Carnobacterium inhibens as Carnobacterium inhibens subsp. inhibens subsp. nov. and description of Carnobacterium inhibens subsp. gilichinskyi subsp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Siberian permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:556-561.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Carnobacterium gilichinskyi" Leonard et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, not validly published, 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Carnobacterium inhibens Jöborn et al. 1999

Assigned by: Nicholson WL, Zhalnina K, de Oliveira RR, Triplett EW. Proposal to rename Carnobacterium inhibens as Carnobacterium inhibens subsp. inhibens subsp. nov. and description of Carnobacterium inhibens subsp. gilichinskyi subsp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Siberian permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:556-561.

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Record number: 792576