Species Deinococcus saudiensis

Name: Deinococcus saudiensis Hussain et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sau.di.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. saudiensis, pertaining to Saudi Arabia, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-KOK-kus sa͡u-di-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.15089; DSM 29933; YIM F302

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT278764 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hussain F, Khan IU, Habib N, Xian WD, Hozzein WN, Zhang ZD, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Deinococcus saudiensis sp. nov., isolated from desert. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5106-5111. 🇪🇬

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Deinococcus soli Cha et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Deinococcus soli Cha et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Wang et al. (2023), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus soli Cha et al. 2016. Publication: Wang D, Li M, Yang Y, Gao Y, Liu B, Wu W, Xu Y, Wei Y. Genome-based reclassification of Deinococcus saudiensis Hussain et al. 2016 as a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus soli Cha et al. 2014. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6162. 🇨🇳
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6213.
- ❗ Deinococcus saudiensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Deinococcus.
- 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981

Assigned by: Hussain F, Khan IU, Habib N, Xian WD, Hozzein WN, Zhang ZD, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Deinococcus saudiensis sp. nov., isolated from desert. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5106-5111. 🇪🇬

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Species Deinococcus saudiensis