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Species Comamonas terrae
Name: Comamonas terrae Chitpirom et al. 2012
Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the earth
Pronunciation, gender: TER-ra͡e, feminine
Type strain: A3-3; DSM 27221; NBRC 106524; TISTR 1906
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GQ497244
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Chipirom K, Tanasupawat S, Akaracharanya A, Leepepatpiboon N, Prange A, Kim KW, Chul Lee K, Lee JS. Comamonas terrae sp. nov., an arsenite-oxidizing bacterium isolated from agricultural soil in Thailand. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012; 58:245-251. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.
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 3 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:
Chipirom K, Tanasupawat S, Akaracharanya A, Leepepatpiboon N, Prange A, Kim KW, Chul Lee K, Lee JS. Comamonas terrae sp. nov., an arsenite-oxidizing bacterium isolated from agricultural soil in Thailand. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012; 58:245-251. 🇹🇭
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Record number: 790173
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