Species Deinococcus kurensis

Name: Deinococcus kurensis Akita et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ku.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. kurensis, pertaining to Kure City, the location of the pond from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-KOK-kus ku-REN-sis, masculine

Type strain: HUT 8138; KCTC 33977; KR-1

16S rRNA gene: BLBE01000001 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Akita H, Itoiri Y, Ihara S, Takeda N, Matsushika A, Kimura ZI. Deinococcus kurensis sp. nov., isolated from pond water collected in Japan. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:1757-1762. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981

Assigned by: Akita H, Itoiri Y, Ihara S, Takeda N, Matsushika A, Kimura ZI. Deinococcus kurensis sp. nov., isolated from pond water collected in Japan. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:1757-1762. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 20281

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