Name: Dysgonomonas oryzarvi Kodama et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ryz.ar’vi. L. fem. n. oryza, rice; L. neut. n. arvum, a field; N.L. gen. neut. n. oryzarvi, of a rice field, the source of type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: dys-go-NO-mo-nas o-ryz-AR-wi, feminine

Type strain: Dy73; JCM 16859; KCTC 5936

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16S rRNA gene: AB547446 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kodama Y, Shimoyama T, Watanabe K. Dysgonomonas oryzarvi sp. nov., isolated from a microbial fuel cell. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:3055-3059. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:799-800.

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 2 times 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 risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Dysgonomonas Hofstad et al. 2000

Assigned by: Kodama Y, Shimoyama T, Watanabe K. Dysgonomonas oryzarvi sp. nov., isolated from a microbial fuel cell. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:3055-3059. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 790319