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Species Paracoccus solventivorans
Name: Paracoccus solventivorans Siller et al. 1996
Etymology: sol.ven.ti’vo.rans. L. pres. part. solvens, a solvent; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. solventivorans, solvent-eating
Pronunciation, gender: sol-wen-TI-wo-rans, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 700252; CIP 105051; DSM 6637; L1; VKM B-2190
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y07705
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Siller H, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E, Winter J. Isolation and characterization of a new gram-negative, acetone-degrading, nitrate-reducing bacterium from soil, Paracoccus solventivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1125-1130. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Lipski et al. 1998
Lipski A, Reichert K, Reuter B, Sproer C, Altendorf K. Identification of bacterial isolates from biofilters as Paracoccus alkenifer sp. nov. and Paracoccus solventivorans with emended description of Paracoccus solventivorans. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:529-536.
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.
Notes:- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
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Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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.
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Lipski et al. 1998
Lipski A, Reichert K, Reuter B, Sproer C, Altendorf K. Identification of bacterial isolates from biofilters as Paracoccus alkenifer sp. nov. and Paracoccus solventivorans with emended description of Paracoccus solventivorans. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:529-536.
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Notes:
- 😷 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 7 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.
Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Siller H, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E, Winter J. Isolation and characterization of a new gram-negative, acetone-degrading, nitrate-reducing bacterium from soil, Paracoccus solventivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1125-1130.
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Record number: 779164
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