Name: Dokdonella koreensis Yoon et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, where Dokdo is located

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-re-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DS-123; DSM 17203; KCTC 12396

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY987368 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Dokdonella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:145-150. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Dokdonella Yoon et al. 2006. Publication: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Dokdonella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:145-150. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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 12 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 the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Dokdonella Yoon et al. 2006

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Dokdonella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:145-150. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 775811