Species ***Devosia* *chinhatensis***

Name: Devosia chinhatensis Kumar et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chin.ha.ten’sis. N.L. fem. adj. chinhatensis, pertaining to Chinhat, India, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-WO-si-a k^hin-ha-TEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7426; DSM 24953; IPL18; MTCC 8593

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF433462 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kumar M, Verma M, Lal R. Devosia chinhatensis sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) dump site in India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:861-865. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 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.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08632 (N = 3).
- 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996

Assigned by: Kumar M, Verma M, Lal R. Devosia chinhatensis sp. nov., isolated from a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) dump site in India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:861-865. 🇮🇳

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Species Devosia chinhatensis

Species ***Devosia* *chinhatensis***