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Species Deinococcus puniceus
Name: Deinococcus puniceus Lee et al. 2017
Etymology: pu.ni’ce.us. L. masc. adj. puniceus, purple, crimson, color of colonies
Pronunciation, gender: pu-NI-ke-us, masculine
Type strain: DY1; JCM 18576; KCTC 33027
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JQ991920
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lee JJ, Srinivasan S, Lim S, Joe M, Im S, Kim MK. Deinococcus puniceus sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from soil-irradiated gamma radiation. Curr Microbiol 2015; 70:464-469. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1095-1098.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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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.
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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.
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Notes:
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by:
Lee JJ, Srinivasan S, Lim S, Joe M, Im S, Kim MK. Deinococcus puniceus sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from soil-irradiated gamma radiation. Curr Microbiol 2015; 70:464-469.
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Record number: 795354
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