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Species Deinococcus yavapaiensis

Name: Deinococcus yavapaiensis Rainey and da Costa 2005

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ya.va.pai.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. yavapaiensis, named after the Yavapai Nation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-i-no-KOK-kus ya-wa-pai-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18048; KR-236; LMG 22171; NRRL B-23960

16S rRNA gene: AY743279 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Rainey FA, Ray K, Ferreira M, Gatz BZ, Nobre MF, Bagaley D, Rash BA, Park MJ, Earl AM, Shank NC, et al. Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:5225-5235. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 106. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2235-2238.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Rainey and da Costa) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Rainey et al.).
    • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪
    • 🧍 In the effective publication, the type strain NRRL B-23960 is erroneously cited as NRRL B-2360. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 106. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2235-2238.

Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981

Assigned by: Rainey FA, Ray K, Ferreira M, Gatz BZ, Nobre MF, Bagaley D, Rash BA, Park MJ, Earl AM, Shank NC, et al. Extensive diversity of ionizing-radiation-resistant bacteria recovered from Sonoran Desert soil and description of nine new species of the genus Deinococcus obtained from a single soil sample. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:5225-5235. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 775481