Species ***Devosia* *limi***

Name: Devosia limi Vanparys et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li’mi. L. gen. masc. n. limi, of sludge

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-WO-si-a LI-mi, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17137; LMG 22951

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ786801 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vanparys B, Heylen K, Lebbe L, De Vos P. Devosia limi sp. nov., isolated from a nitrifying inoculum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1997-2000. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02834 (N = 3).
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 times 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: 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996

Assigned by: Vanparys B, Heylen K, Lebbe L, De Vos P. Devosia limi sp. nov., isolated from a nitrifying inoculum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1997-2000. 🇧🇪

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Species Devosia limi

Species ***Devosia* *limi***