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Species Deinococcus ficus
Name: Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006
Etymology: fi’cus. L. fem. n. Ficus, a fig tree and the name of a botanical genus; L. gen. fem. n. ficus, of Ficus, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the rhizosphere of Ficus religiosa L.
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FI-kus, masculine
Type strain: CC-FR2-10; CCUG 51391; CIP 108832
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY941086
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lai WA, Kampfer P, Arun AB, Shen FT, Huber B, Rekha PD, Young CC. Deinococcus ficus sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Ficus religiosa L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:787-791. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1461-1462.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Kämpfer 2009
Kampfer P. Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:365-366. 🇩🇪
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:926-927.
Notes:- 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
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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. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
Notes:- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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Kämpfer 2009
Kampfer P. Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:365-366.
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Kämpfer (2009), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006.
Publication:
Kampfer P. Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:365-366. 🇩🇪
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14168 (N = 1).
- 😷 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 14 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🧍 In the paper by Lai et al. 2006, the type strain CCUG 51391 is erroneously cited as CCUG 53391. — Falsen E. Personal communication, 2006-06-26.
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⏰ According to Kämpfer (2009), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006.
Publication:
Kampfer P. Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006 is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:365-366.
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by:
Lai WA, Kampfer P, Arun AB, Shen FT, Huber B, Rekha PD, Young CC. Deinococcus ficus sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Ficus religiosa L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:787-791. 🇹🇼
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Record number: 783725
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