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Species Roseomonas radiodurans
Name: Roseomonas radiodurans Kim et al. 2018
Etymology: ra.di.o.du’rans. L. masc. n. radius, a beam or ray; L. v. radio, pertaining to radiation; L. pres. part. durans, enduring; N.L. fem. part. adj. radiodurans, resisting radiation
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ra-di-o-DU-rans, feminine
Type strain: 17Sr1-1; KCTC 52899; NBRC 112872
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16S rRNA gene:
KY887689
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kim JY, Kim DU, Kang MS, Jang JH, Kim SJ, Kim MJ, Lee JY, Lee YS, Zhang J, Lim S, et al. Roseomonas radiodurans sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2443-2447. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3394-3396.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Muricoccus radiodurans (Kim et al. 2018) Liu and Xin 2025
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pararoseomonas radiodurans (Kim et al. 2018) Rai et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name Muricoccus radiodurans (Kim et al. 2018) Liu and Xin 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Roseomonas radiodurans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Roseomonas.
- 🎓 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Roseomonas Rihs et al. 1998
Assigned by:
Kim JY, Kim DU, Kang MS, Jang JH, Kim SJ, Kim MJ, Lee JY, Lee YS, Zhang J, Lim S, et al. Roseomonas radiodurans sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2443-2447. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 797733
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