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Species Deinococcus terrestris
Name: Deinococcus terrestris Wang et al. 2020
Etymology: ter.res’tris. L. masc. adj. terrestris, terrestrial, referring to the type strain was isolated from land
Pronunciation, gender: … ter-RES-tris, masculine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.17147; KCTC 43098; SDU3-2
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK719964
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wang JJ, Wu SG, Chen Q, Sheng DH, Du ZJ, Li YZ. Deinococcus terrestris sp. nov., a gamma ray- and ultraviolet-resistant bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4993-5000. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by:
Wang JJ, Wu SG, Chen Q, Sheng DH, Du ZJ, Li YZ. Deinococcus terrestris sp. nov., a gamma ray- and ultraviolet-resistant bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4993-5000. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 13765
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