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Species Cupriavidus nantongensis
Name: Cupriavidus nantongensis Sun et al. 2016
Etymology: nan.tong.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. nantongensis, referring to Nantong city, Jiangsu Province, China, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … nan-ton͡g-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: KCTC 42909; LMG 29218; X1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KU168038
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Sun LN, Wang DS, Yang ED, Fang LC, Chen YF, Tang XY, Hua RM. Cupriavidus nantongensis sp. nov., a novel chlorpyrifos-degrading bacterium isolated from sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2335-2341. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3765-3767.
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 16 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: Cupriavidus Makkar and Casida 1987
Assigned by:
Sun LN, Wang DS, Yang ED, Fang LC, Chen YF, Tang XY, Hua RM. Cupriavidus nantongensis sp. nov., a novel chlorpyrifos-degrading bacterium isolated from sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2335-2341. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 794208
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