Name: Polaromonas naphthalenivorans Jeon et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: naph.tha.le.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. naphthalenum, naphthalene; L. pres. part. vorans, consuming; N.L. fem. part. adj. naphthalenivorans, naphthalene-consuming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-la-RO-mo-nas nap^h-t^ha-le-NI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-779; CCUG 51246; CJ2; DSM 15660

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY166684 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jeon CO, Park W, Ghiorse WC, Madsen EL. Polaromonas naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium from naphthalene-contaminated sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:93-97. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

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 19 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet, naphthalenivorans, is a N.L. fem. part. adj., not a N.L. neut. adj. as cited in the paper by Jeon et al. 2004. 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: Polaromonas Irgens et al. 1996

Assigned by: Jeon CO, Park W, Ghiorse WC, Madsen EL. Polaromonas naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a naphthalene-degrading bacterium from naphthalene-contaminated sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:93-97. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 779718