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Species Deinococcus radioresistens
Name: Deinococcus radioresistens Srinivasan et al. 2016
Etymology: ra.di.o.re.sis’tens. L. v. radio, pertaining to radiation; from L. masc. n. radius, ray, beam; L. pres. part. resistens, resisting; N.L. masc. part. adj. radioresistens, ray-resisting, because of high resistance to gamma-ray irradiation
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ra-di-o-re-SIS-tens, masculine
Type strain: 8A; JCM 19777; KEMB 9004-109
16S rRNA gene:
KJ123751
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Srinivasan S, Lee JJ, Lim SY, Joe MH, Im SH, Kim MK. Deinococcus radioresistens sp. nov., a UV and gamma radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from mountain soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:539-545. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4299-4305.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by:
Srinivasan S, Lee JJ, Lim SY, Joe MH, Im SH, Kim MK. Deinococcus radioresistens sp. nov., a UV and gamma radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from mountain soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:539-545. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 794746
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