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Species Deinococcus mumbaiensis
Name: Deinococcus mumbaiensis Shashidhar and Bandekar 2006
Etymology: mum.bai.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. mumbaiensis, pertaining to the city Mumbai (India)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mum-bai-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CON-1; DSM 17424; MTCC 7297
16S rRNA gene:
DQ003135
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Shashidhar R, Bandekar JR. Deinococcus mumbaiensis sp. nov., a radiation-resistant pleomorphic bacterium isolated from Mumbai, India. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006; 254:275-280. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 109. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:925-927.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 2006 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Kämpfer (2009), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 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 e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Deinococcus mumbaiensis 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 Deinococcus.
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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⏲ According to Kämpfer (2009), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus ficus Lai et al. 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:
Shashidhar R, Bandekar JR. Deinococcus mumbaiensis sp. nov., a radiation-resistant pleomorphic bacterium isolated from Mumbai, India. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006; 254:275-280. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 775469
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