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Species Comamonas odontotermitis
Name: Comamonas odontotermitis Chou et al. 2007
Etymology: o.don.to.ter’mi.tis. N.L. masc. n. Odontotermes, the scientific name of a genus of termite; N.L. gen. masc. n. odontotermitis, of a termite of the genus Odontotermes, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the termite O. formosanus
Pronunciation, gender: … o-don-to-TER-mi-tis, feminine
Type strain: BCRC 17576; Dant 3-8; DSM 22023; LMG 23579
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ453128
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Chou JH, Sheu SY, Lin KY, Chen WM, Arun AB, Young CC. Comamonas odontotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:887-891. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985
Assigned by:
Chou JH, Sheu SY, Lin KY, Chen WM, Arun AB, Young CC. Comamonas odontotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of the termite Odontotermes formosanus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:887-891. 🇹🇼
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Record number: 786152
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