Name: Archangium minus (Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926) Lang et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Polyangium minus" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926

Etymology: min’us. L. comp. neut. adj. minus, smaller (comparative of parvus small)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: Cb m2; DSM 14751; JCM 12627; Windsor M-307

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ233903 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lang E, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Mohr KI, Sproer C. Reclassification of Angiococcus disciformis, Cystobacter minus and Cystobacter violaceus as Archangium disciforme comb. nov., Archangium minus comb. nov. and Archangium violaceum comb. nov., unification of the families Archangiaceae and Cystobacteraceae, and emended descriptions of the families Myxococcaceae and Archangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4032-4042.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cystobacter minus (Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926) McCurdy 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Polyangium minus" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Cystobacter minor corrig. (Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926) McCurdy 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Archangium Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lang E, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Mohr KI, Sproer C. Reclassification of Angiococcus disciformis, Cystobacter minus and Cystobacter violaceus as Archangium disciforme comb. nov., Archangium minus comb. nov. and Archangium violaceum comb. nov., unification of the families Archangiaceae and Cystobacteraceae, and emended descriptions of the families Myxococcaceae and Archangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4032-4042.

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Record number: 793450