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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Comamonas antarctica

Name: Comamonas antarctica (Xu et al. 2021) Du et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acidovorax antarcticus Xu et al. 2021

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, pertaining to Antarctica, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: 16-35-5; CCTCC AB 2019325; KCTC 72915

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN428675 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Du J, Liu Y, Zhu H. Genome-based analyses of the genus Acidovorax: proposal of the two novel genera Paracidovorax gen. nov., Paenacidovorax gen. nov. and the reclassification of Acidovorax antarcticus as Comamonas antarctica comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Acidovorax. Arch Microbiol 2022; 205:42. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985

Assigned by: Du J, Liu Y, Zhu H. Genome-based analyses of the genus Acidovorax: proposal of the two novel genera Paracidovorax gen. nov., Paenacidovorax gen. nov. and the reclassification of Acidovorax antarcticus as Comamonas antarctica comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Acidovorax. Arch Microbiol 2022; 205:42. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 35110
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