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Species Pseudomonas japonica

Name: Pseudomonas japonica Pungrasmi et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. japonica, pertaining to Japan, from where the isolate originated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas ja-PO-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 22348; IAM 15071; JCM 21532; TISTR 1526; WL

16S rRNA gene: AB126621 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Pungrasmi W, Lee HS, Yokota A, Ohta A. Pseudomonas japonica sp. nov., a novel species that assimilates straight chain alkylphenols. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2008; 54:61-69. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 122. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1511-1512.

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 13 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pungrasmi W, Lee HS, Yokota A, Ohta A. Pseudomonas japonica sp. nov., a novel species that assimilates straight chain alkylphenols. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2008; 54:61-69. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 787426