Name: Nonlabens dokdonensis (Yoon et al. 2006) Yi and Chun 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Donghaeana dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2006

Etymology: dok.do.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. dokdonensis, of Dokdo, an island in the East Sea where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: dok-do-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 17205; DSW-6; KCTC 12402

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ017065 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yi H, Chun J. Unification of the genera Nonlabens, Persicivirga, Sandarakinotalea and Stenothermobacter into a single emended genus, Nonlabens, and description of Nonlabens agnitus sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:150-155.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 146. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1443-1445.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Donghaeana dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Persicivirga dokdonensis (Yoon et al. 2006) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09571 (N = 107).
  • 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Nonlabens Lau et al. 2005

Assigned by: Yi H, Chun J. Unification of the genera Nonlabens, Persicivirga, Sandarakinotalea and Stenothermobacter into a single emended genus, Nonlabens, and description of Nonlabens agnitus sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:150-155.

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