Name: Silanimonas lenta Lee et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: len’ta. L. fem. adj. lenta, sticky

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: si-la-NI-mo-nas LEN-ta, feminine

Type strain: 25-4; DSM 16282; KCTC 12236

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY557615 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee EM, Jeon CO, Choi I, Chang KS, Kim CJ. Silanimonas lenta gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic and alkaliphilic gammaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:385-389. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Silanimonas Lee et al. 2005. Publication: Lee EM, Jeon CO, Choi I, Chang KS, Kim CJ. Silanimonas lenta gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic and alkaliphilic gammaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:385-389. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Silanimonas Lee et al. 2005

Assigned by: Lee EM, Jeon CO, Choi I, Chang KS, Kim CJ. Silanimonas lenta gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic and alkaliphilic gammaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:385-389. 🇰🇷

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