Name: Arhodomonas aquaeolei Adkins et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.quae.o.le.i. L. fem. n. aqua (gen. aquae), water; L. neut. n. oleum (gen. olei), oil; N.L. gen. fem. n. aquaeolei, of/from water of oil

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49307; CIP 103913; DSM 8974; HA-1

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16S rRNA gene: M26631 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Adkins JP, Madigan MT, Mandelco L, Woese CR, Tanner RS. Arhodomonas aquaeolei gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, halophilic bacterium isolated from a subterranean brine. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:514-520.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:866.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Arhodomonas Adkins et al. 1993. Publication: Adkins JP, Madigan MT, Mandelco L, Woese CR, Tanner RS. Arhodomonas aquaeolei gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, halophilic bacterium isolated from a subterranean brine. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:514-520.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Arhodomonas Adkins et al. 1993

Assigned by: Adkins JP, Madigan MT, Mandelco L, Woese CR, Tanner RS. Arhodomonas aquaeolei gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, halophilic bacterium isolated from a subterranean brine. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:514-520.

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