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Species Polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus
Name: Polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus Hahn et al. 2010
Etymology: cos.mo.po.li’ta.nus. Gr. masc. n. kosmopolitês, an inhabitant of the world, a cosmopolitan; N.L. masc. adj. cosmopolitanus, cosmopolitan
Type strain: CIP 109840; DSM 21490; LMG 25212; MWH MoIso2
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ550672
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Hahn MW, Lang E, Brandt U, Lunsdorf H, Wu QL, Stackebrandt E. Polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus sp. nov., free-living planktonic bacteria inhabiting freshwater lakes and rivers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:166-173. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:719-720.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Polynucleobacter Heckmann and Schmidt 1987
Assigned by:
Hahn MW, Lang E, Brandt U, Lunsdorf H, Wu QL, Stackebrandt E. Polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus sp. nov., free-living planktonic bacteria inhabiting freshwater lakes and rivers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:166-173.
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Record number: 788337
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