Name: Kangiella japonica Romanenko et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. japonica, Japanese, pertaining to the Sea of Japan, from which strains of the species were first isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ja-PO-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: JCM 16211; KMM 3899; NRIC 764

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16S rRNA gene: AB505051 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Romanenko LA, Tanaka N, Frolova GM, Mikhailov VV. Kangiella japonica sp. nov., isolated from a marine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2583-2586.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Kangiella Yoon et al. 2004

Assigned by: Romanenko LA, Tanaka N, Frolova GM, Mikhailov VV. Kangiella japonica sp. nov., isolated from a marine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2583-2586.

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Record number: 788876