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Name: Pseudoxanthomonas arseniciresistens Mohapatra et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.se.ni.ci.re.sis’tens. N.L. neut. adj. arsenicum, arsenic; L. pres. part. resistens, resisting; N.L. fem. part. adj. arseniciresistens, arsenic resisting, referring to the high arsenic resistance of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-xan-THO-mo-nas ar-se-ni-ki-re-SIS-tens, feminine

Type strain: KAs 5-3; KCTC 72767; LMG 29169; MCC 3121; MTCC 12116

16S rRNA gene: JX173988 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Mohapatra B, Sar P, Kazy SK, Maiti MK, Satyanarayana T. Taxonomy and physiology of Pseudoxanthomonas arseniciresistens sp. nov., an arsenate and nitrate-reducing novel gammaproteobacterium from arsenic contaminated groundwater, India. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193718. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 192. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1443-1446.

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 1 time 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Pseudoxanthomonas Finkmann et al. 2000

Assigned by: Mohapatra B, Sar P, Kazy SK, Maiti MK, Satyanarayana T. Taxonomy and physiology of Pseudoxanthomonas arseniciresistens sp. nov., an arsenate and nitrate-reducing novel gammaproteobacterium from arsenic contaminated groundwater, India. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193718. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 5545