Name: Melaminivora jejuensis Kim et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: je.ju.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. jejuensis, pertaining to Jeju, Republic of Korea, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … je-ju-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: JCM 18740; KBB12; KCTC 32230

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX997988 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim JY, Park SH, Lee DH, Song G, Kim YJ. Melaminivora jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from Swinery waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:9-13. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Melaminivora Wang et al. 2014

Assigned by: Kim JY, Park SH, Lee DH, Song G, Kim YJ. Melaminivora jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from Swinery waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:9-13. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 797439