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Species Pseudomonas benzopyrenica

Name: Pseudomonas benzopyrenica Dong et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ben.zo.py.re’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. benzopyrenica, pertaining to benzo(a)pyrene

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas ben-zo-py-RE-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: BaP3; CCTCC AB 2022379; JCM 35914

16S rRNA gene: MT539110 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Dong X, Rao Z, Wu S, Peng F, Xie Z, Long Y. Pseudomonas benzopyrenica sp. nov., isolated from soil, exhibiting high-efficiency degradation of benzo(a)pyrene. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6034. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6158.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dong X, Rao Z, Wu S, Peng F, Xie Z, Long Y. Pseudomonas benzopyrenica sp. nov., isolated from soil, exhibiting high-efficiency degradation of benzo(a)pyrene. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6034. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 12878

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