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Species Agrobacterium tomkonis
Name: Agrobacterium tomkonis Singh et al. 2022
Etymology: tom.ko’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. tomkonis, referring to David Tomko, a well-known NASA Space Biology scientist who advanced space research in the United States
Pronunciation, gender: tom-KO-nis, neuter
Type strain: IIF1SW-B1; LMG 32164; NRRL B-65602
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Singh NK, Lavire C, Nesme J, Vial L, Nesme X, Mason CE, Lassalle F, Venkateswaran K. Comparative Genomics of Novel Agrobacterium G3 Strains Isolated From the International Space Station and Description of Agrobacterium tomkonis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:765943. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 204. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5260.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Agrobacterium Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Singh NK, Lavire C, Nesme J, Vial L, Nesme X, Mason CE, Lassalle F, Venkateswaran K. Comparative Genomics of Novel Agrobacterium G3 Strains Isolated From the International Space Station and Description of Agrobacterium tomkonis sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:765943.
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Record number: 28130
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