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Species Deinococcus xibeiensis
Name: Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010
Etymology: xi.bei.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. xibeiensis, referring to Xibei, the Chinese phoneticization for north-west China, where the soil sample was collected (i.e. Xinjiang Province)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksi-be͡i-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.8885; NBRC 105666; R13
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ439568
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wang W, Mao J, Zhang Z, Tang Q, Xie Y, Zhu J, Zhang L, Liu Z, Shi Y, Goodfellow M. Deinococcus wulumuqiensis sp. nov., and Deinococcus xibeiensis sp. nov., isolated from radiation-polluted soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2006-2010. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2695-2696.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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García-López et al. 2019
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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García-López et al. 2019
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Hong et al. (2015), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010.
Publication:
Hong S, Farrance CE, Russell A, Yi H. Reclassification of Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010 as a heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1083-1085. 🇰🇷
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Deinococcus xibeiensis 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 2023-10-29. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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⏲ According to Hong et al. (2015), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010.
Publication:
Hong S, Farrance CE, Russell A, Yi H. Reclassification of Deinococcus xibeiensis Wang et al. 2010 as a heterotypic synonym of Deinococcus wulumuqiensis Wang et al. 2010. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1083-1085.
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by:
Wang W, Mao J, Zhang Z, Tang Q, Xie Y, Zhu J, Zhang L, Liu Z, Shi Y, Goodfellow M. Deinococcus wulumuqiensis sp. nov., and Deinococcus xibeiensis sp. nov., isolated from radiation-polluted soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2006-2010. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 788761
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