Name: Neptunomonas japonica Miyazaki et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. japonica, Japan, pertaining to Japan, where the isolate originated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-PO-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18939; JAMM 745; JCM 14595

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB288092 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miyazaki M, Nogi Y, Fujiwara Y, Kawato M, Kubokawa K, Horikoshi K. Neptunomonas japonica sp. nov., an Osedax japonicus symbiont-like bacterium isolated from sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:866-871. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Neptunomonas Hedlund et al. 1999

Assigned by: Miyazaki M, Nogi Y, Fujiwara Y, Kawato M, Kubokawa K, Horikoshi K. Neptunomonas japonica sp. nov., an Osedax japonicus symbiont-like bacterium isolated from sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:866-871. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 787312