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Genus Polaromonas
Name: Polaromonas Irgens et al. 1996
Etymology: Po.la.ro’mo.nas. M.L. masc./fem. adj. polaris, pertaining to the geographic poles; L. fem. n. monas, unit; N.L. fem. n. Polaromonas, polar bacterium
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Polaromonad-), po-la-RO-mo-nas
Type species: Polaromonas vacuolata Irgens et al. 1996
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Irgens RL, Gosink JJ, Staley JT. Polaromonas vacuolata gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic, marine, gas vacuolate bacterium from Antarctica. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:822-826. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; CCUG: 3; LMG: 3; KACC: 3; ATCC: 2; CIP: 1; CGMCC: 1; JCM: 1; B: 1; KCTC: 1.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 9
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 9
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Polaromonas aquatica Kämpfer et al. 2006 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polaromonas cryoconiti Margesin et al. 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polaromonas eurypsychrophila Xing et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polaromonas ginsengisoli Choi et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polaromonas glacialis Margesin et al. 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polaromonas hydrogenivorans Sizova and Panikov 2007 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polaromonas jejuensis Weon et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polaromonas naphthalenivorans Jeon et al. 2004 validly published under the ICNP correct name Polaromonas vacuolata Irgens et al. 1996 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Comamonadaceae Willems et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Jeon CO, Park W, Ghiorse WC, Madsen EL. Polaromonas naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium from naphthalene-contaminated sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:93-97.
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Record number: 516367
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