Name: Deinobacter grandis Oyaizu et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gran’dis. L. masc. adj. grandis, large

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-BAK-ter GRAN-dis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43672; DSM 3963; HAMBI 2161; IAM 13005; JCM 6269; KS 0485; NBRC 101905

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16S rRNA gene: Y11329 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Oyaizu H, Stackebrandt E, Schleifer KH, Ludwig W, Pohla H, Ito H, Hirata A, Oyaizu Y, Komagata K. A radiation-resistant rod-shaped bacterium, Deinobacter grandis gen. nov., sp. nov., with peptidoglycan containing ornithine. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:62-67. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Deinococcus grandis (Oyaizu et al. 1987) Rainey et al. 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Deinococcus grandis (Oyaizu et al. 1987) Rainey et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Deinobacter Oyaizu et al. 1987. Publication: Oyaizu H, Stackebrandt E, Schleifer KH, Ludwig W, Pohla H, Ito H, Hirata A, Oyaizu Y, Komagata K. A radiation-resistant rod-shaped bacterium, Deinobacter grandis gen. nov., sp. nov., with peptidoglycan containing ornithine. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:62-67. 🇩🇪
  • ❗ Deinobacter grandis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Deinobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 On page 66, the type strain is erroneously cited as IAM 13004. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Deinobacter Oyaizu et al. 1987

Assigned by: Oyaizu H, Stackebrandt E, Schleifer KH, Ludwig W, Pohla H, Ito H, Hirata A, Oyaizu Y, Komagata K. A radiation-resistant rod-shaped bacterium, Deinobacter grandis gen. nov., sp. nov., with peptidoglycan containing ornithine. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:62-67. 🇩🇪

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