Name: Deinococcus roseus Asker et al. 2008
Etymology: ro’se.us. L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured, rosy, pink bacterium
Type strain: CCUG 53611; DSM 22367; JCM 14370; NBRC 102117; TDMA-uv51
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16S rRNA gene: AB264136 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Asker D, Awad TS, Beppu T, Ueda K. Deinococcus misasensis and Deinococcus roseus, novel members of the genus Deinococcus, isolated from a radioactive site in Japan. Syst Appl Microbiol 2008; 31:43-49.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 124. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2471-2472.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by: Asker D, Awad TS, Beppu T, Ueda K. Deinococcus misasensis and Deinococcus roseus, novel members of the genus Deinococcus, isolated from a radioactive site in Japan. Syst Appl Microbiol 2008; 31:43-49.
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Record number: 787600