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Species Deinococcus actinosclerus

Name: Deinococcus actinosclerus Joo et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ac.ti.no.scle’rus. Gr. fem. n. aktis (gen. aktînos), ray, beam; Gr. masc. adj. sklêros, hard; N.L. masc. adj. actinosclerus, hard against rays, referring to the organism’s radiation resistance

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-KOK-kus ak-ti-no-SKLE-rus, masculine

Type strain: BM2; JCM 30700; KEMB 5401-184

16S rRNA gene: KT448814 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Sun Joo E, Jin Lee J, Kang MS, Lim S, Jeong SW, Bit Kim E, Hwa Jeon S, Srinivasan S, Kyum Kim M. Deinococcus actinosclerus sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from soil of a rocky hillside. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1003-1008. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
      Notes:
      • 🧍 As of 2020-04-15 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981

Assigned by: Sun Joo E, Jin Lee J, Kang MS, Lim S, Jeong SW, Bit Kim E, Hwa Jeon S, Srinivasan S, Kyum Kim M. Deinococcus actinosclerus sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from soil of a rocky hillside. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1003-1008. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 793880