Name: Polaromonas aquatica Kämpfer et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. aquatica, aquatic, from water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-la-RO-mo-nas a-KWA-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 39402; CIP 108776

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM039830 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Falsen E. Polaromonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from tap water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:605-608. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1181-1182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Polaromonas Irgens et al. 1996

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Falsen E. Polaromonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from tap water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:605-608. 🇩🇪

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