Name: Alcanivorax xenomutans Rahul et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xe.no.mu’tans. Gr. masc. n. xenos, foreign; L. pres. part. mutans, transforming, converting; N.L. masc. part. adj. xenomutans, transforming foreign (xenobiotic) compounds

Pronunciation, gender: kse-no-MU-tans, masculine

Type strain: JC109; KCTC 23751; NBRC 108843

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16S rRNA gene: HE601937 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rahul K, Sasikala Ch, Tushar L, Debadrita R, Ramana ChV. Alcanivorax xenomutans sp. nov., a hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium isolated from a shrimp cultivation pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3553-3558.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alloalcanivorax xenomutans (Rahul et al. 2014) Rai et al. 2023	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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Alcanivorax Yakimov et al. 1998

Assigned by: Rahul K, Sasikala Ch, Tushar L, Debadrita R, Ramana ChV. Alcanivorax xenomutans sp. nov., a hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium isolated from a shrimp cultivation pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3553-3558.

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Record number: 792227