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Species Deinococcus radiotolerans

Name: Deinococcus radiotolerans Cha et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.di.o.to’le.rans. L. v. radio, pertaining to radiation; from L. masc. n. radius, a beam, ray; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. masc. part. adj. radiotolerans, tolerating radiation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-KOK-kus ra-di-o-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: C1; JCM 19173; KCTC 33150

16S rRNA gene: MT760377 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Cha S, Srinivasan S, Seo T, Kim MK. Deinococcus radiotolerans sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:229-235. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 162. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:741-744.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981

Assigned by: Cha S, Srinivasan S, Seo T, Kim MK. Deinococcus radiotolerans sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:229-235. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 792639