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. — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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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Record number: 773374