Genus Dokdonia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
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).
Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Dokdonia donghaensis Yoon et al. 2005.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Dokdonia, named after Dokdo, an island located on the East Sea in Korea, fom where the organisms were isolated.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), LEE (C.H.) and OH (T.K.): Dokdonia donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2323-2328.
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→ Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005 emend. Yoon et al. 2012.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of the three species of the genus Krokinobacter into the genus Dokdonia as Dokdonia genika comb. nov., Dokdonia diaphoros comb. nov. and Dokdonia eikasta comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1896-1901.
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Note: According to Yoon et al. 2012, Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Krokinobacter Khan et al. 2006.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of the three species of the genus Krokinobacter into the genus Dokdonia as Dokdonia genika comb. nov., Dokdonia diaphoros comb. nov. and Dokdonia eikasta comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1896-1901.
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Dokdonia aurantiaca Choi et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ZOW29=KCTC 52956=JCM 32295.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF614626.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. aurantiaca, orange-coloured.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: CHOI, S., KANG, J. W., KIM, M. S., YOON, J. H. and SEONG, C. N. 2018. Dokdonia aurantiaca sp. nov., isolated from seaweed Zostera marina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1697-1701.
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Dokdonia diaphoros (Khan et al. 2006) Yoon et al. 2012, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MSKK-32 = CIP 108745 = NBRC 100817.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB198089.
Basonym: ¤ Krokinobacter diaphorus Khan et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. diaphoros (from Gr. fem. adj. diaphoros), different, unlike.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of the three species of the genus Krokinobacter into the genus Dokdonia as Dokdonia genika comb. nov., Dokdonia diaphoros comb. nov. and Dokdonia eikasta comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1896-1901.
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Dokdonia donghaensis Yoon et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSW-1 = DSM 17200 = KCTC 12391.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ003276.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. donghaensis, pertaining to Donghae, the Korean name of the East Sea, where Dokdo is located and from where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), LEE (C.H.) and OH (T.K.): Dokdonia donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2323-2328.
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Dokdonia eikasta (Khan et al. 2006) Yoon et al. 2012, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PMA-26 = CIP 108743 = NBRC 100814.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB198088.
Basonym: ¤ Krokinobacter eikastus Khan et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. eikasta (from Gr. fem. adj. eikasta), similar, comparable.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of the three species of the genus Krokinobacter into the genus Dokdonia as Dokdonia genika comb. nov., Dokdonia diaphoros comb. nov. and Dokdonia eikasta comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1896-1901.
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Dokdonia flava Choi et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ZODW10=KCTC 52953=JCM 32293.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF614624.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. flava, yellow, pertaining to the yellow colour of the colonies.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: CHOI, S., KANG, J. W., YOON, J. H. and SEONG, C. N. 2018. Dokdonia flava sp. nov., isolated from the seaweed Zostera marina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 899-904.
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Dokdonia genika (Khan et al. 2006) Yoon et al. 2012, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Cos-13 = CIP 108744 = NBRC 100811.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB198086.
Basonym: ¤ Krokinobacter genikus Khan et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. genika (from Gr. fem. adj. genika), principal, typical.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of the three species of the genus Krokinobacter into the genus Dokdonia as Dokdonia genika comb. nov., Dokdonia diaphoros comb. nov. and Dokdonia eikasta comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Dokdonia Yoon et al. 2005. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1896-1901.
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Dokdonia pacifica Zhang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SW230=CGMCC 1.12184=JCM 18216.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP862606.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: ZHANG, Z., GAO, X., WANG, L. and ZHANG, X. H. 2015. Dokdonia pacifica sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2222-2226.
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