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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Curtobacterium pomorum"

Name: "Curtobacterium pomorum" Tsuruga et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.mo’rum. L. gen. neut. pl. n. pomorum, of fruits

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: KT1

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16S rRNA gene: PQ799798 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Tsuruga K, Shimamoto K, Okumura K, Ogura K, Hashimoto W. A new species of Curtobacterium from apple fruit: Curtobacterium pomorum sp. nov. resistant to heavy metals. Microbiol Spectr 2026; 0:e0203125. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Curtobacterium Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tsuruga K, Shimamoto K, Okumura K, Ogura K, Hashimoto W. A new species of Curtobacterium from apple fruit: Curtobacterium pomorum sp. nov. resistant to heavy metals. Microbiol Spectr 2026; 0:e0203125. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 69681
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