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Name: Polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus Hahn et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: cos.mo.po.li.ta’nus. Gr. masc. n. kosmopolitês, an inhabitant of the world, a cosmopolitan; N.L. masc. adj. cosmopolitanus, cosmopolitan

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-ly-nu-kle-o-BAK-ter kos-mo-po-li-TA-nus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 109840; DSM 21490; LMG 25212; MWH MoIso2

16S rRNA gene: AJ550672 Analysetree FASTA download

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

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: 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