Species Duganella violaceinigra

Name: Duganella violaceinigra Li et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.o.la.ce.i.ni’gra. L. adj. violaceus -a -um, violet; L. adj. niger -gra -grum, black; N.L. fem. adj. violaceinigra, violet-black, after the colour of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: du-ga-NEL-la wi-o-la-ke-i-NI-gra, feminine

Type strain: CIP 108077; DSM 15887; KCTC 12193; YIM 31327

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY376163 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li WJ, Zhang YQ, Park DJ, Li CT, Xu LH, Kim CJ, Jiang CL. Duganella violaceinigra sp. nov., a novel mesophilic bacterium isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1811-1814. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Massilia violaceinigrum" (Li et al. 2004) Lu et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Pseudoduganella violaceinigra (Li et al. 2004) Kämpfer et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CCM 7824; CCUG 50881.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Duganella Hiraishi et al. 1997

Assigned by: Li WJ, Zhang YQ, Park DJ, Li CT, Xu LH, Kim CJ, Jiang CL. Duganella violaceinigra sp. nov., a novel mesophilic bacterium isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1811-1814. 🇰🇷

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