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Species Deinococcus papagonensis
Name: Deinococcus papagonensis Rainey and da Costa 2005
Etymology: pa.pa.go.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. papagonensis, named after the Tohono O'odham Nation, also known as the Papago Nation
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-pa-go-NEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: DSM 21210; KR-241; LMG 22139; NRRL B-23961
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16S rRNA gene:
AY743280
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Rainey FA, Ray K, Ferreira M, Gatz BZ, Nobre MF, Bagaley D, Rash BA, Park MJ, Earl AM, Shank NC, et al. Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:5225-5235. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 106. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2235-2238.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Rainey and da Costa) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Rainey et al.).
- 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by:
Rainey FA, Ray K, Ferreira M, Gatz BZ, Nobre MF, Bagaley D, Rash BA, Park MJ, Earl AM, Shank NC, et al. Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:5225-5235. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 783726
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