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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Devosia naphthalenivorans

Name: Devosia naphthalenivorans Chen et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: naph.tha.le.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. naphthalenum, from Persian neft naphtha; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. fem. part. adj. naphthalenivorans, naphthalene-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-WO-si-a naph-tha-le-NI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.13553; CM5-1; JCM 32509

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16S rRNA gene: MG230310 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Chen Y, Zhu S, Lin D, Wang X, Yang J, Chen J. Devosia naphthalenivorans sp. nov., isolated from East Pacific Ocean sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1974-1979. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Devosia Nakagawa et al. 1996

Assigned by: Chen Y, Zhu S, Lin D, Wang X, Yang J, Chen J. Devosia naphthalenivorans sp. nov., isolated from East Pacific Ocean sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1974-1979. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 801259

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