Name: Arenimonas metalli Chen et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.tal’li. L. gen. neut. n. metalli, of the product of a mine, of a metal (as iron, etc.), referring to the source of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-TAL-li, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2010449; CF5-1; CGMCC 1.10787; DSM 27855; KCTC 23460

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16S rRNA gene: HQ698842 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen F, Shi Z, Wang G. Arenimonas metalli sp. nov., isolated from an iron mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1744-1749. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Arenimonas Kwon et al. 2007

Assigned by: Chen F, Shi Z, Wang G. Arenimonas metalli sp. nov., isolated from an iron mine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1744-1749. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 790076