Name: Ochrobactrum daejeonense Woo et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dae.je.o.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. daejeonense, of or pertaining to Daejeon, a city in South Korea, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … da͡e-je-o-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 26944; JCM 16234; KCTC 22458; MJ11

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ171203 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Woo SG, Ten LN, Park J, Lee M. Ochrobactrum daejeonense sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from sludge of a leachate treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2690-2696. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:261-262.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Brucella daejeonensis (Woo et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brucella daejeonensis (Woo et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ochrobactrum daejeonense is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Ochrobactrum.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The epithet daejeonense is a "N.L. neut. adj.", not a "N.L. fem. adj.", as cited in the paper by Woo et al. 2011. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Ochrobactrum Holmes et al. 1988

Assigned by: Woo SG, Ten LN, Park J, Lee M. Ochrobactrum daejeonense sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from sludge of a leachate treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2690-2696. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 789553