Name: Oceanimonas doudoroffii corrig. (Baumann et al. 1972) Brown et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas doudoroffii Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: dou.do.rof’fi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. doudoroffii, of Doudoroff, named after M. Doudoroff

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … dou-do-ROF-fi-i, feminine

Type strain: 70; ATCC 27123; CCUG 12373; CCUG 16001; CIP 74.09; DSM 7028; JCM 21046; LMG 2180; NBRC 103032

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16S rRNA gene: AB021371 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brown GR, Sutcliffe IC, Cummings SP. Reclassification of [Pseudomonas] doudoroffii (Baumann et al. 1983) into the genus Oceanomonas gen. nov. as Oceanomonas doudoroffii comb. nov., and description of a phenol-degrading bacterium from estuarine water as Oceanomonas baumannii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:67-72. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanomonas doudoroffii (Baumann et al. 1972) Brown et al. 2001	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Pseudomonas doudoroffii Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oceanimonas corrig. Brown et al. 2001. Publication: Brown GR, Sutcliffe IC, Cummings SP. Reclassification of [Pseudomonas] doudoroffii (Baumann et al. 1983) into the genus Oceanomonas gen. nov. as Oceanomonas doudoroffii comb. nov., and description of a phenol-degrading bacterium from estuarine water as Oceanomonas baumannii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:67-72. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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. — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: Oceanomonas doudoroffii (sic); IJSEM 51:269. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.
  • 🧍 The original spelling Oceanomonas (sic) doudoroffii, has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.

Parent taxon: Oceanimonas corrig. Brown et al. 2001

Assigned by: Brown GR, Sutcliffe IC, Cummings SP. Reclassification of [Pseudomonas] doudoroffii (Baumann et al. 1983) into the genus Oceanomonas gen. nov. as Oceanomonas doudoroffii comb. nov., and description of a phenol-degrading bacterium from estuarine water as Oceanomonas baumannii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:67-72. 🇬🇧

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