Name: Arenimonas donghaensis Kwon et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dong.ha.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. donghaensis, pertaining to Donghae, the Korean name of the East Sea of Korea, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: don͡g-ha-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18148; HO3-R19; KACC 11381

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16S rRNA gene: DQ411038 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kwon SW, Kim BY, Weon HY, Baek YK, Go SJ. Arenimonas donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:954-958.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Arenimonas Kwon et al. 2007. Publication: Kwon SW, Kim BY, Weon HY, Baek YK, Go SJ. Arenimonas donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:954-958.
  • 😷 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Arenimonas Kwon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Kwon SW, Kim BY, Weon HY, Baek YK, Go SJ. Arenimonas donghaensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seashore sand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:954-958.

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Record number: 773373