Species ***Deinococcus* *proteolyticus***

Name: Deinococcus proteolyticus (ex Kobatake et al. 1973) Brooks and Murray 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: pro.te.o.ly’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. proteolyticus, proteolytic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-KOK-kus pro-te-o-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35074; CCM 2703; DSM 20540; HAMBI 2066; IFO 15345; JCM 6276; Kobatake strain MRP; NBRC 101906; NBRC 15345; UWO 1056; VKM Ac-1939

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16S rRNA gene: Y11331 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brooks BW, Murray RGE. Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:353-360.

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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09797 (N = 1).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🧍 In the paper by Brooks and Murray 1981, Deinococcus proteolyticus is proposed as a nomen novum. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
- 🧍 Nom. rev. / basonym "Micrococcus radioproteolyticus". Publication: Kobatake M, Tanabe S, Hasegawa S. Nouveau micrococcus radioresistant à pigment rouge, isolé de feces de Lama glama, et son utilisation comme indicateur microbiologique de la radiosterilisation. C. R. Soc. Biol. 1973; 167:1506-1510.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Copeland A, Zeytun A, Yassawong M, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Han C, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of the orange-red pigmented, radioresistant Deinococcus proteolyticus type strain (MRP^T). Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 6:240-250. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981

Assigned by: Brooks BW, Murray RGE. Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:353-360.

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Species Deinococcus proteolyticus

Species ***Deinococcus* *proteolyticus***