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Name: Deinococcus saxicola Hirsch et al. 2006
Etymology: sa.xi’co.la. L. neut. n. saxum, rock; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. saxicola, rock dweller
Type strain: AA-1444; DSM 15974; NRRL B-41043
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16S rRNA gene: AJ585984 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Hirsch P, Gallikowski CA, Siebert J, Peissl K, Kroppenstedt R, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E, Anderson R. Deinococcus frigens sp. nov., Deinococcus saxicola sp. nov., and Deinococcus marmoris sp. nov., low temperature and draught-tolerating, UV-resistant bacteria from continental Antarctica. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:636-645.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 109. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:925-927.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by: Hirsch P, Gallikowski CA, Siebert J, Peissl K, Kroppenstedt R, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E, Anderson R. Deinococcus frigens sp. nov., Deinococcus saxicola sp. nov., and Deinococcus marmoris sp. nov., low temperature and draught-tolerating, UV-resistant bacteria from continental Antarctica. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:636-645.
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Record number: 775478