Name: Salinisphaera dokdonensis Bae et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dok.do.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. dokdonensis, of Dokdo, a Korean island, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … dok-do-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CL-ES53; DSM 19549; KCCM 90064

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF988634 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bae GD, Hwang CY, Kim HM, Cho BC. Salinisphaera dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:680-685. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1253-1255.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Salinisphaera Antunes et al. 2003

Assigned by: Bae GD, Hwang CY, Kim HM, Cho BC. Salinisphaera dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:680-685. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 786633