Species Dokdonella kunshanensis

Name: Dokdonella kunshanensis Li et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: kun.sha.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kunshanensis, of or pertaining to Kunshan city, Jiangsu province, China, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: dok-do-NEL-la kun-s͡ha-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2011179; DC-3; KACC 16511

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: JQ341904 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Y, Zhang J, Chen Q, Yang G, Cai S, He J, Zhou S, Li SP. Dokdonella kunshanensis sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge, and emended description of the genus Dokdonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1519-1523. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2368-2370.

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 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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: Li Y, Zhang J, Chen Q, Yang G, Cai S, He J, Zhou S, Li SP. Dokdonella kunshanensis sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge, and emended description of the genus Dokdonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1519-1523. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 790694