Name: Pseudomonas oleovorans subsp. lubricantis Saha et al. 2010

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: lu.bri.can’tis. L. inf. v. lubricare, to lubricate; L. pres. part. lubricans, a lubricant; N.L. gen. neut. n. lubricantis, of/from lubricating oil, the source of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas o-le-O-wo-rans lu-bri-KAN-tis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1494; DSM 21016; RS1

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ842018 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Saha R, Sproer C, Beck B, Bagley S. Pseudomonas oleovorans subsp. lubricantis subsp. nov., and reclassification of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes ATCC 17440T as later synonym of Pseudomonas oleovorans ATCC 8062 T. Curr Microbiol 2010; 60:294-300. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 134. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1477-1479.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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: Pseudomonas oleovorans Lee and Chandler 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Saha R, Sproer C, Beck B, Bagley S. Pseudomonas oleovorans subsp. lubricantis subsp. nov., and reclassification of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes ATCC 17440T as later synonym of Pseudomonas oleovorans ATCC 8062 T. Curr Microbiol 2010; 60:294-300. 🇺🇸

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