Deinococcus

Genus Deinococcus

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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 78
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).

Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Deinococcales Rainey et al. 1997; type genus of the family ¤ Deinococcaceae Brooks and Murray 1981).
Type species: ¤ Deinococcus radiodurans (ex Raj et al. 1960) Brooks and Murray 1981.
Etymology: Gr. adj. deinos (derived from a noun meaning fear, through the idea of forgetting the name of a fearful, i.e. strange), strange or unusual; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Deinococcus, unusual coccus.
Valid publication: BROOKS (B.W.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 353-360.
Original article in IJSEM Online

→ Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981 emend. Rainey et al. 1997.
Reference: RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Phylogenetic diversity of the deinococci as determined by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparison. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 510-514.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Rainey et al. 1997, Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Deinobacter Oyaizu et al. 1987.
Reference: RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Phylogenetic diversity of the deinococci as determined by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparison. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 510-514.
Original article in IJSB Online

Deinococcus actinosclerus Joo et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BM2=KEMB 5401-184=JCM 30700.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT448814.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: Gr. n. actis, actinos ray, beam; Gr. adj. sklêros, hard; N.L. masc. adj. actinosclerus, hard against rays, referring to the organism's radiation resistance.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: JOO, E. S., LEE, J. J., KANG, M. S., LIM, S., JEONG, S. W., KIM, E. B., JEON, S. H., SRINIVASAN, S. and KIM, M. K. 2016. Deinococcus actinosclerus sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from soil of a rocky hillside. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1003-1008.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Deinococcus aerius Yang et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TR0125 = DSM 21212 = JCM 11750.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB087288.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aerius, belonging to the air, referring to the isolation site of the type strain.
Valid publication: YANG (Y.), ITOH (T.), YOKOBORI (S.), ITAHASHI (S.), SHIMADA (H.), SATOH (K.), OHBA (H.), NARUMI (I.) and YAMAGISHI (A.): Deinococcus aerius sp. nov., isolated from the high atmosphere. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1862-1866.
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Deinococcus aerolatus Yoo et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5516T-9 = JCM 15442 = KACC 12745.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU622978.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer, air; L. masc. part. adj. latus, carried; N.L. masc. part. adj. aerolatus, airborne.
Valid publication: YOO (S.H.), WEON (H.Y.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.), KIM (B.Y.) and KWON (S.W.): Deinococcus aerolatus sp. nov. and Deinococcus aerophilus sp. nov., isolated from air samples. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1191-1195.
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Deinococcus aerophilus Yoo et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5516T-11 = JCM 15443 = KACC 12746.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU622979.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer, air; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. aerophilus, air-loving.
Valid publication: YOO (S.H.), WEON (H.Y.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.), KIM (B.Y.) and KWON (S.W.): Deinococcus aerolatus sp. nov. and Deinococcus aerophilus sp. nov., isolated from air samples. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1191-1195.
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Deinococcus aetherius Yang et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ST0316 = DSM 21230 = JCM 11751.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB087287.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aetherius, belonging to the upper air, referring to the isolation site of the type strain.
Valid publication: YANG (Y.), ITOH (T.), YOKOBORI (S.I.), SHIMADA (H.), ITAHASHI (S.), SATOH (K.), OHBA (H.), NARUMI (I.) and YAMAGISHI (A.): Deinococcus aetherius sp. nov., isolated from the stratosphere. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 776-779.
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Deinococcus alpinitundrae Callegan et al. 2008 (complete authorship reads Callegan, da Costa and Rainey), sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ME-04-04-52 = LMG 24283 = NRRL B-41948.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF635408.
Etymology: L. adj. alpinus, alpine; N.L. n. tundra, the tundra; N.L. gen. n. alpinitundrae, of the alpine tundra, of the treeless region above the treeline of high mountains.
Valid publication: CALLEGAN (R.P.), NOBRE (M.F.), McTERNAN (P.M.), BATTISTA (J.R.), NAVARRO-GONZÁLEZ (R.), McKAY (C.P.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1252-1258.
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Deinococcus altitudinis Callegan et al. 2008 (complete authorship reads Callegan, da Costa and Rainey), sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ME-04-01-32 = LMG 24022 = NRRL B-41947.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF635407.
Etymology: L. n. altitudo, altitude; L. gen. n. altitudinis, of altitude.
Valid publication: CALLEGAN (R.P.), NOBRE (M.F.), McTERNAN (P.M.), BATTISTA (J.R.), NAVARRO-GONZÁLEZ (R.), McKAY (C.P.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1252-1258.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Deinococcus antarcticus Dong et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G3-6-20=DSM 27864=CCTCC AB 2013263.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC494323.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. antarcticus, southern, of the Antarctic, the geographical origin of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: DONG, N., LI, H.-R., YUAN, M., ZHANG, X.-H. and YU, Y. 2015. Deinococcus antarcticus sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 331-335
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Deinococcus apachensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-36 = LMG 22135 = NRRL B-23948.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY743264.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. apachensis, named after the Apache Nation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
Validation List no. 106 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Deinococcus aquaticus Im et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PB314 = KCTC 12552 = NBRC 101311.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ017708.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aquaticus, living, growing or found in or by water, aquatic.
Valid publication: IM (W.T.), JUNG (H.M.), TEN (L.N.), KIM (M.K.), BORA (N.), GOODFELLOW (M.), LIM (S.), JUNG (J.) and LEE (S.T.): Deinococcus aquaticus sp. nov., isolated from fresh water, and Deinococcus caeni sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2348-2353.
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Deinococcus aquatilis Kämpfer et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 7524 = CCUG 53370.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM940971.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aquatilis, living in water.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), HUBER (B.), FALSEN (E.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Deinococcus aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2803-2806.
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Deinococcus aquiradiocola Asker et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TDMA-uv53 = CCUG 53612 = JCM 14371 = NBRC 102118.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB265180.
Etymology: L. n. aqua, water; L. n. radius, a beam or ray; N.L. pref. radio-, pertaining to radiation; L. suffix -cola, dweller; N.L. n. aquiradiocola, radioactive-water dweller.
Valid publication: ASKER (D.), AWAD (T.S.), BEPPU (T.) and UEDA (K.): Deinococcus aquiradiocola sp. nov., isolated from a radioactive site in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 144-149; erratum 67, 177.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The correct number of the type strain is JCM 14371, not JCM 14370 as cited in the paper by Asker et al. 2009.
References:
1 KUDO (T.): Personal communication (February 02, 2009).
2 Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1850.
Erratum in IJSEM Online

Deinococcus arenae Lee et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SA1=JCM 31047=KCTC 33741.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF790633.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 171. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 3761-3764.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Lee, D., Cha, S., Jang, J. H. and Seo, T. 2016. Deinococcus arenae sp. nov., a novel species isolated from sand in South Korea. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 109, 1055-1062.
Effective publication Online

Deinococcus budaensis Makk et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FeSTC15-38=NCAIM B.02630=DSM 101791.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN864925.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. budaensis, referring to a bacterium isolated from Buda Thermal Kars.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: MAKK, J., TOTH, E. M., ANDA, D., PAL, S., SCHUMANN, P., KOVACS, A. L., MADL-SZONYI, J., MARIALIGETI, K. and BORSODI, A. K. 2016. Deinococcus budaensis sp. nov., a mesophilic species isolated from a biofilm sample of a hydrothermal spring cave. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5345-5351.
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Deinococcus caeni Im et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ho-08 = KCTC 12553 = NBRC 101312.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ017709.
Etymology: L. gen. neut. n. caeni, of sludge.
Valid publication: IM (W.T.), JUNG (H.M.), TEN (L.N.), KIM (M.K.), BORA (N.), GOODFELLOW (M.), LIM (S.), JUNG (J.) and LEE (S.T.): Deinococcus aquaticus sp. nov., isolated from fresh water, and Deinococcus caeni sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2348-2353.
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Deinococcus carri Kim et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MA1003=KACC 17965=NBRC 110142.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX089327.
Etymology: L. gen. n. carri, of a vehicle.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: KIM, D. U., LEE, H., LEE, J. H., AHN, J. H., LIM, S., JEONG, S., PARK, S. Y., SEONG, C. N. and KA, J. O. 2015. Deinococcus metallilatus sp. nov. and Deinococcus carri sp. nov., isolated from a car air-conditioning system. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3175-3182.
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Deinococcus cellulosilyticus Weon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5516J-15 = DSM 18568 = KACC 11606.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ883809.
Etymology: N.L. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. cellulosilyticus, cellulose-dissolving.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), SCHUMANN (P.), SON (J.A.), JANG (J.), GO (S.J.) and KWON (S.W.): Deinococcus cellulosilyticus sp. nov., isolated from air. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1685-1688.
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Deinococcus citri Ahmed et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NCCP-154=JCM 19024=DSM 24791=KCTC 13793.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB558498.
Etymology: L. gen. n. citri, of the citrus tree.
Source: Plant pathogen.
Valid publication: AHMED, I., ABBAS, S., KUDO, T., IQBAL, M., FUJIWARA, T. and OHKUMA, M. 2014. Deinococcus citri sp. nov., isolated from citrus leaf canker lesions. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 4134-4140.
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Deinococcus claudionis Callegan et al. 2008 (complete authorship reads Callegan, da Costa and Rainey), sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PO-04-19-125 = LMG 24282 = NRRL B-41949.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF635406.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. claudionis, of Claudio, named after Gerardo Claudio Sanchez, a Mexican conservationist.
Valid publication: CALLEGAN (R.P.), NOBRE (M.F.), McTERNAN (P.M.), BATTISTA (J.R.), NAVARRO-GONZÁLEZ (R.), McKAY (C.P.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1252-1258.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Deinococcus daejeonensis Srinivasan et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MJ27 = JCM 16918 = KCTC 13751.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF806527.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. daejeonensis, of or pertaining to Daejeon, a city in South Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SRINIVASAN (S.), KIM (M.K.), LIM (S.), JOE (M.) and LEE (M.): Deinococcus daejeonensis sp. nov., isolated from sludge in a sewage disposal plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1265-1270.
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Deinococcus depolymerans Asker et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TDMA-24 = CCUG 53609 = JCM 14368 = NBRC 102115.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB264134.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. depolymerans, depolymerizing.
Valid publication: ASKER (D.), AWAD (T.S.), McLANDSBOROUGH (L.), BEPPU (T.) and UEDA (K.): Deinococcus depolymerans sp. nov., a gamma- and UV-radiation-resistant bacterium, isolated from a naturally radioactive site. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1448-1453.
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Note: In the paper by Asker et al. 2011, the JCM accession number of the type strain of Deinococcus depolymerans is erroneously cited as JCM 14369.
Reference: KUDO (T.): Personal communication (June 10, 2011).

Deinococcus deserti de Groot et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) VCD115 = DSM 17065 = LMG 22923.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001114 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. gen. n. deserti, of a desert.
Valid publication: DE GROOT (A.), CHAPON (V.), SERVANT (P.), CHRISTEN (R.), FISCHER-LE SAUX (M.), SOMMER (S.) and HEULIN (T.): Deinococcus deserti sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-tolerant bacterium isolated from the Sahara Desert. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2441-2446.
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Deinococcus erythromyxa (ex Chester 1901) Brooks and Murray 1981, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UWO 1045 = ATCC 187= DSM 11630 = IFO (now NBRC) 15344 = JCM 12416.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y11330.
Synonym: "Sarcina erythromyxa" Chester 1901.
Etymology: Gr. adj. eruthros, red; Gr. n. muxa, mucus, slime; N.L. n. erythomyxa, the red slime.
Valid publication: BROOKS (B.W.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 353-360.
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Note: In violation of Rule 34a, Brooks and Murray revive Deinococcus erythromyxa as a nomen novum.

→ ¤ Kocuria erythromyxa (Brooks and Murray 1981) Rainey et al. 1997, comb. nov.

Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CC-FR2-10 = CCUG 51391 = CIP 108832.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY941086.
Etymology: L. n. ficus -us, a fig tree and the name of a botanical genus; L. gen. n. ficus, of Ficus, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the rhizosphere of Ficus religiosa L.
Valid publication: LAI (W.A.), KÄMPFER (P.), ARUN (A.B.), SHEN (F.T.), HUBER (B.), REKHA (P.D.) and YOUNG (C.C.): Deinococcus ficus sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Ficus religiosa L. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 787-791.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the paper by Lai et al. 2006, the type strain CCUG 51391 is erroneously cited as CCUG 53391.
References:
1 FALSEN (E.): Personal communication (June 26, 2006).
2 Erratum in IJSEM Online

→ Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006 emend. Kämpfer 2009.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CC-FR2-10 = CCUG 51391 = CIP 108832.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY941086.
Etymology: L. n. ficus -us, a fig tree and the name of a botanical genus; L. gen. n. ficus, of Ficus, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the rhizosphere of Ficus religiosa L.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.): Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 365-366.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Kämpfer 2009, Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.): Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 365-366.
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Deinococcus frigens Hirsch et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AA-692 = DSM 12807 = NRRL B-41046.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ585981.
Etymology: L. part. adj. frigens, freezing, stiffened by cold.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 109. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 925-927.
Effective publication: HIRSCH (P.), GALLIKOWSKI (C.A.), SIEBERT (J.), PEISSL (K.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and ANDERSON (R.): Deinococcus frigens sp. nov., Deinococcus saxicola sp. nov., and Deinococcus marmoris sp. nov., low temperature and draught-tolerating, UV-resistant bacteria from continental Antarctica. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2004, 27, 636-645.
Validation List no. 109 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Deinococcus geothermalis Ferreira et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AG-3a = CIP 105573 = DSM 11300.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000359.
Etymology: Gr. n. gê, earth; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. adj. geothermalis, of hot springs.
Valid publication: FERREIRA (A.C.), NOBRE (M.F.), RAINEY (F.A.), SILVA (M.T.), WAIT (R.), BURGHARDT (J.), CHUNG (A.P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. and Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov., two extremely radiation-resistant and slightly thermophilic species from hot springs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 939-947.
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Deinococcus gobiensis Yuan et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) I-0 = CGMCC 1.7299 = DSM 21396 = JCM 16679.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU427464.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. gobiensis, pertaining to the Gobi, a great bare-rock desert in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: YUAN (M.), ZHANG (W.), DAI (S.), WU (J.), WANG (Y.), TAO (T.), CHEN (M.) and LIN (M.): Deinococcus gobiensis sp. nov., an extremely radiation-resistant bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1513-1517.
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Deinococcus grandis (Oyaizu et al. 1987) Rainey et al. 1997, comb. nov.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y11329.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KS 0485 = ATCC 43672= DSM 3963 = HAMBI 2161 = IAM 13005 = JCM 6269.
Basonym: ¤ Deinobacter grandis Oyaizu et al. 1987.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. grandis, large.
Valid publication: RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Phylogenetic diversity of the deinococci as determined by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparison. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 510-514.
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Deinococcus hibisci Moya et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-AG1.5=KACC 18850=CCTCC AB 2016078.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX263319.
Etymology: L. gen. n. hibisci, of the plant genus Hibiscus.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: MOYA, G., YAN, Z. F., CHU, D. H., WON, K., YANG, J. E., WANG, Q. J., KOOK, M. C. and YI, T. H. 2018. Deinococcus hibisci sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere of Hibiscus syriacus L. (mugunghwa flower). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 28-34.
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Deinococcus hohokamensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-40 = LMG 22129 = NRRL B-23949.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY743256.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hohokamensis, named after the ancient people that inhabited central Arizona.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
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Deinococcus hopiensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-140 = LMG 22133 = NRRL B-23943.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY743262.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hopiensis, named after the Hopi Nation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
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Note: In the effective publication, the type strain NRRL B-23943 is erroneously cited as NRRL B-23843.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 106 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
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Deinococcus humi Srinivasan et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MK03 = JCM 17915 = KCTC 13619.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ339889.
Etymology: L. gen. n. humi, of/from soil, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: SRINIVASAN (S.), LEE (J.J.), LIM (S.), JOE (M.) and KIM (M.K.): Deinococcus humi sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2844-2850.
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Deinococcus indicus Suresh et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Wt/1a = DSM 15307 = MTCC 4913.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ549111.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. indicus, pertaining to India, Indian.
Valid publication: SURESH (K.), REDDY (G.S.N.), SENGUPTA (S.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Deinococcus indicus sp. nov., an arsenic-resistant bacterium from an aquifer in West Bengal, India. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 457-461.
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Note: In the protologue, the type strain is erroneously cited as DSMZ 1537.
Reference: Erratum in the IJSEM Online.

Deinococcus irradiatisoli Kim et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 17bor-2=KCTC 33907=NBRC 113037.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY939573.
Etymology: L. perf. part. irradiatus -a -um, irradiated; L. neut. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. irradiatisoli, of irradiated soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: KIM, D.-U., JANG, J. H., KANG, M.-S., KIM, J.-Y., ZHANG, J., LIM, S. and KIM, M. K. 2018. Deinococcus irradiatisoli sp. nov., isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3232-3236.
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Deinococcus knuensis Lee et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 16F3H=KCTC 33794=JCM 31406.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC148307.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 1095-1098.
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Effective publication: LEE, J. J., LEE, Y. H., PARK, S. J., LEE, S. Y., PARK, S., LEE, D. S., KANG, I. K., TEN, L. N. and JUNG, H. Y. 2017. Deinococcus knuensis sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from river water. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 110, 407-414.
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Deinococcus koreensis Baek et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SJW1-2=KACC 19332=NBRC 112908.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF669554.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: PPPD00000000.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: BAEK, K., CHUNG, E. J., CHOI, G. G., KIM, M. K., LIM, S. and CHOI, A. 2018. Deinococcus koreensis sp. nov., a gamma radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from river water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2545-2550.
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Deinococcus lacus Park et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IMCC1711=KCTC 52494=KACC 18979=NBRC 112440.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ664256.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lacus, of a lake or pond.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: PARK, M., SONG, J., NAM, G. G., JOUNG, Y., ZHAO, L., KIM, M. K. and CHO, J. C. 2018. Deinococcus lacus sp. nov., a gamma radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from an artificial freshwater pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1372-1377.
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Deinococcus malanensis Zhu et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T93=JCM 30331=KCTC 33563.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT581022.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 178. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 4291-4293.
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Effective publication: ZHU, J., LI, S. H., TANG, Q. Y., CHU, M., WANG, W., SALAM, N., LI, L., HOZZEIN, W. N., ZHANG, Z. D. and LI, W. J. 2017. Deinococcus malanensis sp. nov., isolated from radiation-polluted soil. Arch. Microbiol., 199, 621-626.
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Deinococcus maricopensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LB-34 = DSM 21211 = LMG 22137 = NRRL B-23946.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002454 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. maricopensis, named after the Maricopa Nation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
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Deinococcus marmoris Hirsch et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AA-63 = DSM 12784 = NRRL B-41042.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ585986.
Etymology: L. n. marmor -oris, marble; L. gen. n. marmoris, of marble.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 109. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 925-927.
Effective publication: HIRSCH (P.), GALLIKOWSKI (C.A.), SIEBERT (J.), PEISSL (K.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and ANDERSON (R.): Deinococcus frigens sp. nov., Deinococcus saxicola sp. nov., and Deinococcus marmoris sp. nov., low temperature and draught-tolerating, UV-resistant bacteria from continental Antarctica. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2004, 27, 636-645.
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Deinococcus metalli Feng et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1PNM-19=GIMCC 1.654=CCTCC AB 2014198=DSM 27521T)..
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ608330.
Etymology: L. gen. n. metalli, of a mine, referring to the source of isolation.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: FENG, G. D., WANG, Y. H., LI, Y. X. and ZHU, H. H. 2015. Deinococcus metalli sp. nov., isolated from an abandoned lead-zinc mine Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3457-3461.
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Deinococcus metallilatus Kim et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MA1002=KACC 17964=NBRC 110141.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX089329.
Etymology: L. neut. n. metallum, metal; L. masc. part. adj. latus, carried; N.L. masc. part. adj. metallilatus, metal-borne.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: KIM, D. U., LEE, H., LEE, J. H., AHN, J. H., LIM, S., JEONG, S., PARK, S. Y., SEONG, C. N. and KA, J. O. 2015. Deinococcus metallilatus sp. nov. and Deinococcus carri sp. nov., isolated from a car air-conditioning system. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3175-3182.
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Deinococcus misasensis Asker et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TDMA-25 = CCUG 53610 = JCM 14369 = NBRC 102116.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB264135.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. misasensis, pertaining to Misasa spa, a radioactive site in Japan, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 124. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2471-2472.
Effective publication: ASKER (D.), AWAD (T.S.), BEPPU (T.) and UEDA (K.): Deinococcus misasensis and Deinococcus roseus, novel members of the genus Deinococcus, isolated from a radioactive site in Japan. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2008, 31, 43-49.
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Deinococcus multiflagellatus Kim et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ID1504=KACC 19287=NBRC 112888.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP326335.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 182. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68 (2018), 2130-2133.
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Effective publication: KIM, D. U., LEE, H., LEE, S., PARK, S., YOON, J. H., ZHAO, L., KIM, M. K., AHN, J. H. and KA, J. O. 2018. Deinococcus multiflagellatus sp. nov., isolated from a car air-conditioning system. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 111, 619-627.
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Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CON-1 = DSM 17424 = MTCC 7297.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ003135.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. mumbaiensis, pertaining to the city Mumbai (India).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 109. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 925-927.
Effective publication: SHASHIDHAR (R.) and BANDEKAR (J.R.): Deinococcus mumbaiensis sp. nov., a radiation-resistant pleomorphic bacterium isolated from Mumbai, India. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 2006, 254, 275- 280.
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→ ¤ Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006.

Note: According to Kämpfer 2009, Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of ¤ Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.): Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 365-366.
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Deinococcus murrayi Ferreira et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ALT-1b = CIP 105574 = DSM 11303.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y13041.
Etymology: L. gen. masc. n. murrayi, of Murray, named after the Canadian microbiologist R.G.E. Murray in recognition of his research.
Valid publication: FERREIRA (A.C.), NOBRE (M.F.), RAINEY (F.A.), SILVA (M.T.), WAIT (R.), BURGHARDT (J.), CHUNG (A.P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. and Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov., two extremely radiation-resistant and slightly thermophilic species from hot springs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 939-947.
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Deinococcus navajonensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-114 = LMG 22131 = NRRL B-23951.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY743259.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. navajonensis, named after the Navajo Nation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
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Deinococcus papagonensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-241 = LMG 22139 = NRRL B-23961.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY743280.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. papagonensis, named after the Tohono O'odham Nation, also known as the Papago Nation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
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Deinococcus peraridilitoris Rainey et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-200 = CIP 109416 = LMG 22246.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF141348.
Etymology: L. adj. peraridus, very dry, very arid; L. gen. n. litoris, of the seashore, of a coast; N.L. gen. n. peraridilitoris, of a very dry coast.
Valid publication: RAINEY (F.A.), FERREIRA (M.), NOBRE (M.F.), RAY (K.), BAGALEY (D.), EARL (A.M.), BATTISTA (J.R.), GÓMEZ-SILVA (B.), McKAY (C.P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Deinococcus peraridilitoris sp. nov., isolated from a coastal desert. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1408-1412.
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Deinococcus persicinus Jeon et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KSY3-6=KCTC 33787=JCM 31313.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU865687.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. persicinus, peach-coloured because of its pink colour.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: JEON, S. H., KANG, M. S., JOO, E. S., KIM, E. B., LIM, S., JEONG, S. W., JUNG, H. Y., SRINIVASAN, S. and KIM, M. K. 2016. Deinococcus persicinus sp. nov., a radiation-resistant bacterium from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5077-5082.
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Note: The original paper incorrectly gave the GenBank accession number as KU865686 (personal communication, Raul Munoz).

Deinococcus phoenicis Vaishampayan et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1P10ME=NRRL B-59546=DSM 27173.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU977832.
Etymology: L. gen. n. phoenicis, of phoenix, isolated from the surface of the Mars Phoenix spacecraft assembly facility.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: VAISHAMPAYAN, P., ROBERTS, A. H., AUGUSTUS, A., PUKALL, R. D., SCHUMANN, P., SCHWENDNER, P., MAYILRAJ, S., SALMASSI, T. and VENKATESWARAN, K. 2014. Deinococcus phoenicis sp. nov., an extreme ionizing-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from the Phoenix Lander assembly facility. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3441-3446.
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Deinococcus pimensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-235 = LMG 22244 = NRRL B-23994.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY743277.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. pimensis, named after the Pima Nation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
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Note: In the effective publication, the type strain KR-235 is erroneously cited as KR-242.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 106 (footnote ¶). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
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Deinococcus piscis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 3ax = DSM 19767 = MTCC9123.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ683348.
Etymology: L. gen. n. piscis, of a fish.
Valid publication: SHASHIDHAR (R.) and BANDEKAR (J.R.): Deinococcus piscis sp. nov., a radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from a marine fish. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2714-2717.
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Deinococcus proteolyticus Brooks and Murray 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Kobatake strain MRP = ATCC 35074= CCM 2703 = DSM 20540 = HAMBI 2066 = IFO (now NBRC) 15345 = JCM 6276 = NBRC 101906 = UWO 1056 = VKM Ac-1939.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002536 (complete genome).
Synonym: "Micrococcus radioproteolyticus" Kobatake et al. 1973.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. proteolyticus, proteolytic.
Valid publication: BROOKS (B.W.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 353-360.
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Note: In the paper by Brooks and Murray 1981, Deinococcus proteolyticus is proposed as a nomen novum.

Deinococcus puniceus Lee et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DY1=JCM 18576=KCTC 33027.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ991920.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 1095-1098.
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Effective publication: LEE, J. J., SRINIVASAN, S., LIM, S., JOE, M., IM, S. and KIM, M. K. 2015. Deinococcus puniceus sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from soil-irradiated gamma radiation. Curr. Microbiol., 70, 464-469.
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Deinococcus radiodurans (ex Raj et al. 1960) Brooks and Murray 1981, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 13939= CCUG 27074 = CIP 104750 = DSM 20539 = HAMBI 1924 = IFO (now NBRC) 15346 = JCM 16871 = LMG 4051 = UWO 288 = VKM B-1422.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y11332.
Synonym: "Micrococcus radiodurans" Raj et al. 1960.
Etymology: L. n. radius, a beam or ray; N.L. pref. radio-, pertaining to radiation; L. part. adj. durans, enduring; N.L. part. adj. radiodurans, resisting radiation.
Valid publication: BROOKS (B.W.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 353-360.
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Note: In violation of Rule 34a, Brooks and Murray revive Deinococcus radiodurans as a nomen novum.

Deinococcus radiomollis Callegan et al. 2008 (complete authorship reads Callegan, da Costa and Rainey), sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PO-04-20-132 = LMG 24019 = NRRL B-41950.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF635404.
Etymology: L. n. radius, a beam or ray; N.L. pref. radio-, pertaining to radiation; L. adj. mollis, soft, susceptible; N.L. masc. adj. radiomollis, susceptible to radiation.
Valid publication: CALLEGAN (R.P.), NOBRE (M.F.), McTERNAN (P.M.), BATTISTA (J.R.), NAVARRO-GONZÁLEZ (R.), McKAY (C.P.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Description of four novel psychrophilic, ionizing radiation-sensitive Deinococcus species from alpine environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1252-1258.
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Deinococcus radiophilus (ex Lewis 1973) Brooks and Murray 1981, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 27603= DSM 20551 = IFO (now NBRC) 15347 = JCM 21311 = NCTC 10785 = UWO 1055 = VKM B-1468.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y11333.
Synonym: "Micrococcus radiophilus" Lewis 1973.
Etymology: L. n. radius, a beam or ray; N.L. pref. radio-, pertaining to radiation; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. radiophilus, radation loving.
Valid publication: BROOKS (B.W.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 353-360.
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Note: In violation of Rule 34a, Brooks and Murray revive Deinococcus radiophilus as a nomen novum.

Deinococcus radiopugnans Brooks and Murray 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 19172= DSM 12027 = IFO (now NBRC) 15348 = JCM 21312 = JCM 16872 = UWO 293.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y11334.
Etymology: L. n. radius, a beam or ray; N.L. pref. radio-, pertaining to radiation; L. part. adj. pugnans, fighting or resisting; N.L. part. adj. radiopugnans, radiation resisting.
Valid publication: BROOKS (B.W.) and MURRAY (R.G.E.): Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 353-360.
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Deinococcus radiotolerans Cha et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C1=KCTC 33150=JCM 19173.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC771028.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 162. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 741-744.
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Effective publication: CHA, S., SRINIVASAN, S., SEO, T. and KIM, M. K. 2014. Deinococcus radiotolerans sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 105, 229-235..
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Deinococcus reticulitermitis Chen et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TM-1 = CGMCC 1.10218 = NBRC 106334.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM214546.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. reticulitermitis, of a termite of the genus Reticulitermes.
Valid publication: CHEN (W.), WANG (B.), HONG (H.), YANG (H.) and LIU (S.J.): Deinococcus reticulitermitis sp. nov., isolated from a termite gut. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 78-83.
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Note: In the paper by Chen et al. 2012, the etymology is cited as N.L. n. reticulitermitis a termite of the genus Reticulitermes.

Deinococcus roseus Asker et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TDMA-uv51 = CCUG 53611 = JCM 14370 = NBRC 102117.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB264136.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured, rosy, pink bacterium.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 124. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2471-2472.
Effective publication: ASKER (D.), AWAD (T.S.), BEPPU (T.) and UEDA (K.): Deinococcus misasensis and Deinococcus roseus, novel members of the genus Deinococcus, isolated from a radioactive site in Japan. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2008, 31, 43-49.
Validation List no. 124 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Deinococcus ruber Kim et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JSH3-1=KCTC 33790=JCM 31311.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU865685.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red, referring to the colour of colonies.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: KIM, E. B., KANG, M. S., JOO, E. S., JEON, S. H., JEONG, S. W., LIM, S. Y., JUNG, H. Y., SRINIVASAN, S. and KIM, M. K. 2017. Deinococcus ruber sp. nov., a radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 72-76.
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Note: The original paper incorrectly gave the GenBank accession number as KU865686 (personal communication, Raul Munoz).

Deinococcus rufus Wang et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W37=KCTC 33913=CCTCC AB 2017081.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY689943.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. rufus, red.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: WANG, Q., SONG, Y., CHOI, L., LIU, H., WANG, G. and LI, M. 2018. Deinococcus rufus sp. nov., isolated from soil near an iron factory. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1622-1626.
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Deinococcus saudiensis Hussain et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM F302=CGMCC 1.15089=DSM 29933.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT278764.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. saudiensis, pertaining to Saudi Arabia, from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: HUSSAIN, F., KHAN, I. U., HABIB, N., XIAN, W. D., HOZZEIN, W. N., ZHANG, Z. D., ZHI, X. Y. and LI, W. J. 2016. Deinococcus saudiensis sp. nov., isolated from desert. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5106-5111.
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Deinococcus saxicola Hirsch et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AA-1444 = DSM 15974 = NRRL B-41043.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ585984.
Etymology: L. n. saxum, rock; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant; N.L. n. saxicola, rock dweller.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 109. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 925-927.
Effective publication: HIRSCH (P.), GALLIKOWSKI (C.A.), SIEBERT (J.), PEISSL (K.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and ANDERSON (R.): Deinococcus frigens sp. nov., Deinococcus saxicola sp. nov., and Deinococcus marmoris sp. nov., low temperature and draught-tolerating, UV-resistant bacteria from continental Antarctica. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2004, 27, 636-645.
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Deinococcus sedimenti Lee et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 16F1L=KCTC 33796=JCM 31405.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU758885.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 1095-1098.
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Effective publication: LEE, J. J., LEE, Y. H., PARK, S. J., LIM, S., JEONG, S. W., LEE, S. Y., PARK, S., CHOI, H. W., KIM, M. K. and JUNG, H. Y. 2016. Deinococcus sedimenti sp. nov. isolated from river sediment. J Microbiol, 54, 802-808.
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Deinococcus seoulensis Lee et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 16F1E=JCM 31404=KCTC 33793.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC148306.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 4299–4305.
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Effective publication: Lee, J.-J., Lee, Y.-H., Park, S.-J., Lim, S., Jeong, S.-W., Lee, S.-Y., Cho, Y.-J., Kim, M. K. and Jung, H.-Y. 2016. Deinococcus seoulensis sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from sediment at Han River in Seoul, Republic of Korea. J. Microbiol. 54, 537-542.
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Deinococcus soli Cha et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) N5=JCM 19176=KCTC 33153.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC771032.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 171. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 3761-3764.
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Effective publication: Cha, S., Srinivasan, S., Seo, T. and Kim, M. K. 2014. Deinococcus soli sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from rice field soil. Curr. Microbiol. 68, 777-783.
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Note: The validly published name Deinococcus soli is a homonym of the effectively but not validly published name Deinococcus soli Zhang et al. 2011, Microbiology (English translation of Mikrobiologiya) 80, 826–833.

Deinococcus sonorensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-87 = LMG 22172 = NRRL B-23941.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY743283.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. sonorensis, pertaining to the Sorona Desert of Arizona.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
Validation List no. 106 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In the effective publication, the type strain KR-87 is erroneously cited as KR-114.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 106 (footnote #). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Validation List no. 106 in IJSEM Online

Deinococcus swuensis Lee et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DY59=KCTC 33033=JCM 18581.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ991923.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 162. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 741-744.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: LEE, J.-J., LEE, H. J., JANG, G. S., YU, J. M., CHA, J. Y., KIM, S. J., LEE, E. B. and KIM, M. K. 2013. Deinococcus swuensis sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from soil. J. Microbiol., 51, 305-311..
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Deinococcus taklimakanensis Liu et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) X-121=CCTCC AB 207228=KCTC 33842.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX494399.
Etymology: N.L masc. adj. taklimakanensis, pertaining to Taklimakan, a desert in southwest Xinjiang, China, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LIU, Z., KIM, M. C., WANG, L., ZHU, G., ZHANG, Y., HUANG, Y., WEI, Z., DANZENG, W. and PENG, F. 2017. Deinococcus taklimakanensis sp. nov., isolated from desert soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4311-4316.
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Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R12 = CGMCC 1.8884 = NBRC 105665.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU025028.
Heterotypic synonym: ¤ Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. wulumuqiensis, referring to Wulumuqi, the Chinese phoneticization for Urumchi city, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: WANG (W.), MAO (J.), ZHANG (Z.), TANG (Q.), XIE (Y.), ZHU (J.), ZHANG (L.), LIU (Z.), SHI (Y.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Deinococcus wulumuqiensis sp. nov., and Deinococcus xibeiensis sp. nov., isolated from radiation-polluted soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2006-2010.
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→ Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010 emend. Hong et al. 2015.
Reference: HONG, S., FARRANCE, C. E., RUSSELL, A. and YI, H. 2015. Reclassification of Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010 as a heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1083-1085.
Original article.

Note: According to Hong et al. (2015), Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010 is a heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010. According to Rule 42 of the Bacteriological Code, it was proposed that Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010 be reclassified as a subjective heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010.
Reference: HONG, S., FARRANCE, C. E., RUSSELL, A. and YI, H. 2015. Reclassification of Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010 as a heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1083-1085
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Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R13 = CGMCC 1.8885 = NRBC 105666.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ439568.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. xibeiensis, referring to Xibei, the Chinese phoneticization for north-west China, where the soil sample was collected (i.e. Xinjiang Province).
Valid publication: WANG (W.), MAO (J.), ZHANG (Z.), TANG (Q.), XIE (Y.), ZHU (J.), ZHANG (L.), LIU (Z.), SHI (Y.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Deinococcus wulumuqiensis sp. nov., and Deinococcus xibeiensis sp. nov., isolated from radiation-polluted soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2006-2010.
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→ ¤ Deinococcus wulumuqiensis (Wang et al. 2010) Hong et al. 2015, sp. nov.

Deinococcus xinjiangensis Peng et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) X-82 = CCTCC AB 207226 = NRRL B-51287.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU626561.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. xinjiangensis, pertaining to Xinjiang, an autonomous region in north-western China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: PENG (F.), ZHANG (L.), LUO (X.), DAI (J.), AN (H.), TANG (Y.) and FANG (C.): Deinococcus xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from desert soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 709-713.
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Deinococcus yavapaiensis Rainey and da Costa 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KR-236 = LMG 22171 = NRRL B-23960.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY743279.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. yavapaiensis, named after the Yavapai Nation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 106. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), RAY (K.), FERREIRA (M.), GATZ (B.Z.), NOBRE (M.F.), BAGALEY (D.), RASH (B.A.), PARK (M.J.), EARL (A.M.), SHANK (N.C.), SMALL (A.M.), HENK (M.C.), BATTISTA (J.R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 5225-5235.
Validation List no. 106 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In the effective publication, the type strain NRRL B-23960 is erroneously cited as NRRL B-2360.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 106 (footnote **). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2235-2238.
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Deinococcus yunweiensis Zhang et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 007 = DSM 17005 = KCTC 3962.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ344634.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. yunweiensis, pertaining to Yunwei, an abbreviation of the Chinese name of Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Y.Q.), SUN (C.H.), LI (W.J.), YU (L.Y.), ZHOU (J.Q.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), XU (L.H.) and JIANG (C.L.): Deinococcus yunweiensis sp. nov., a gamma- and UV-radiation-resistant bacterium from China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 370-375.
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Genus Deinococcus