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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Methylobacterium durans

Name: Methylobacterium durans Kim et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: du’rans. L. neut. part. adj. durans, withstanding, referring to its survival in irradiated soil

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-thy-lo-bak-TE-ri-um DU-rans, neuter

Type strain: 17SD2-17; KACC 52908; NBRC 112876

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16S rRNA gene: KY887690 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Kim J, Chhetri G, Kim I, Kim MK, Seo T. Methylobacterium durans sp. nov., a radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:211-220. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Methylobacterium Patt et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kim J, Chhetri G, Kim I, Kim MK, Seo T. Methylobacterium durans sp. nov., a radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:211-220. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 2181

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