Name: Polaromonas potterensis Choi et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pot.te.ren’sis. N.L. fem. adj. potterensis, from Potter Cove, referring to the site where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-la-RO-mo-nas pot-te-REN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 116566; KCTC 8096; SM01

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16S rRNA gene: OR742320 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi S, Lee HS, Park S, Choi SY, Mun W, Lee K, Lee JH, Han JE, Mitchell RJ. Formosa sejongensis sp. nov. and Polaromonas potterensis sp. nov., isolated from King George Island, Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7150. 🇰🇷

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ATCC 51984; CCUG 39402; JCM 31171; KACC 12508; KACC 15090; LMG 23393.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-05-14.

Parent taxon: Polaromonas Irgens et al. 1996

Assigned by: Choi S, Lee HS, Park S, Choi SY, Mun W, Lee K, Lee JH, Han JE, Mitchell RJ. Formosa sejongensis sp. nov. and Polaromonas potterensis sp. nov., isolated from King George Island, Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7150. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 71892

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