Name: Asanoa iriomotensis Tamura and Sakane 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i.ri.o.mo.ten’sis. N.L. fem. adj. iriomotensis, of or belonging to Iriomote Island, Okinawa, Japan, the origin of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: i-ri-o-mo-TEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 44745; JCM 13312; NBRC 100142; TT 97-02

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB112081 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamura T, Sakane T. Asanoa iriomotensis sp. nov., isolated from mangrove soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:725-727.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Asanoa Lee and Hah 2002

Assigned by: Tamura T, Sakane T. Asanoa iriomotensis sp. nov., isolated from mangrove soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:725-727.

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Record number: 773467