Name: Collimonas arenae Höppener-Ogawa et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.re’nae. L. gen. fem. n. arenae, of sand, referring to the isolation of strains from sandy soil

Pronunciation, gender: a-RE-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 54727; DSM 21398; LMG 23964; NCCB 100031; Ter10

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KU311446 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hoppener-Ogawa S, de Boer W, Leveau JH, van Veen JA, de Brandt E, Vanlaere E, Sutton H, Dare DJ, Vandamme P. Collimonas arenae sp. nov. and Collimonas pratensis sp. nov., isolated from (semi-)natural grassland soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:414-419.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1058-1059.

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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Collimonas De Boer et al. 2004

Assigned by: Hoppener-Ogawa S, de Boer W, Leveau JH, van Veen JA, de Brandt E, Vanlaere E, Sutton H, Dare DJ, Vandamme P. Collimonas arenae sp. nov. and Collimonas pratensis sp. nov., isolated from (semi-)natural grassland soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:414-419.

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Record number: 787212