Name: Neptunomonas naphthovorans Hedlund et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: naph.tho.vo’rans. Chem. neut. n. naphthalene, a white crystalline hydrocarbon [C10H8]; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -vorus, devouring; N.L. part. adj. naphthovorans, naphthalene devouring

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700637; CIP 106451; DSM 16183; NAG-2N-126; NBRC 101991

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16S rRNA gene: AB681650 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hedlund BP, Geiselbrecht AD, Bair TJ, Staley JT. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by a new marine bacterium, Neptunomonas naphthovorans gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:251-259.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Neptunomonas Hedlund et al. 1999. Publication: Hedlund BP, Geiselbrecht AD, Bair TJ, Staley JT. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by a new marine bacterium, Neptunomonas naphthovorans gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:251-259.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Neptunomonas Hedlund et al. 1999

Assigned by: Hedlund BP, Geiselbrecht AD, Bair TJ, Staley JT. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by a new marine bacterium, Neptunomonas naphthovorans gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:251-259.

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