Species Deinococcus terrestris

Name: Deinococcus terrestris Wang et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter.res’tris. L. masc. adj. terrestris, terrestrial, referring to the type strain was isolated from land

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-KOK-kus ter-RES-tris, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.17147; KCTC 43098; SDU3-2

16S rRNA gene: MK719964 Analysetree FASTA download

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. 🇨🇳

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

Risk group: 1

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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