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Species Pseudonocardia chloroethenivorans
Name: Pseudonocardia chloroethenivorans Lee et al. 2004
Etymology: chlo.roe.the.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. chloroethenum, chloroethene; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. chloroethenivorans, chloroethene-devouring
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … khlo-ro͡e-the-NI-wo-rans, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-742; DSM 44698; JCM 12679; SL-1
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16S rRNA gene:
AF454510
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Lee SB, Strand SE, Stensel HD, Herwig RP. Pseudonocardia chloroethenivorans sp. nov., a chloroethene-degrading actinomycete. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:131-139. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 the genus.
Parent taxon: Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lee SB, Strand SE, Stensel HD, Herwig RP. Pseudonocardia chloroethenivorans sp. nov., a chloroethene-degrading actinomycete. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:131-139. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 780172
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