Name: Dokdonella fugitiva Cunha et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fu.gi.ti’va. L. fem. adj. fugitiva, fleeing away, fugitive, because the organism fled to Portugal, where it was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fu-gi-TI-wa, feminine

Type strain: A3; CIP 108692; LMG 23001

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ969432 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cunha S, Tiago I, Luisa Pires A, da Costa MS, Verissimo A. Dokdonella fugitiva sp. nov., a Gammaproteobacterium isolated from potting soil. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:191-196. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Dokdonella Yoon et al. 2006

Assigned by: Cunha S, Tiago I, Luisa Pires A, da Costa MS, Verissimo A. Dokdonella fugitiva sp. nov., a Gammaproteobacterium isolated from potting soil. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:191-196. 🇵🇹

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Record number: 785246