Species Oceanimonas smirnovii

Name: Oceanimonas smirnovii Ivanova et al. 2005

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: smir.no’vi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. smirnovii, of Smirnov, in honour of Ukrainian microbiologist Valery V. Smirnov

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-NI-mo-nas smir-NO-wi-i, feminine

Type strain: 31-13; ATCC BAA-899; LMG 22147; UCM B-11076

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY538714 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ivanova EP, Onyshchenko OM, Christen R, Zhukova NV, Lysenko AM, Shevchenko LS, Buljan V, Hambly B, Kiprianova EA. Oceanimonas smirnovii sp. nov., a novel organism isolated from the Black Sea. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:131-136. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 103. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:983-985.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04999 (N = 4).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 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: Oceanimonas corrig. Brown et al. 2001

Assigned by: Ivanova EP, Onyshchenko OM, Christen R, Zhukova NV, Lysenko AM, Shevchenko LS, Buljan V, Hambly B, Kiprianova EA. Oceanimonas smirnovii sp. nov., a novel organism isolated from the Black Sea. Syst Appl Microbiol 2005; 28:131-136. 🇦🇺

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