Species Polymorphobacter fuscus

Name: Polymorphobacter fuscus Jia et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fus’cus. L. masc. adj. fuscus, brown, referring to the colour of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-ly-mor-p^ho-BAK-ter FUS-kus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12714; D40P; DSM 105347; JCM 19740

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF737330 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jia L, Feng X, Zheng Z, Han L, Hou X, Lu Z, Lv J. Polymorphobacter fuscus sp. nov., isolated from permafrost soil, and emended description of the genus Polymorphobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3920-3925. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sandarakinorhabdus fusca (Jia et al. 2015) Wang et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sandarakinorhabdus fusca (Jia et al. 2015) Wang et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Polymorphobacter fuscus 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 Polymorphobacter.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Polymorphobacter Fukuda et al. 2014

Assigned by: Jia L, Feng X, Zheng Z, Han L, Hou X, Lu Z, Lv J. Polymorphobacter fuscus sp. nov., isolated from permafrost soil, and emended description of the genus Polymorphobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3920-3925. 🇨🇳

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