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Species Spirosoma radiotolerans
Name: Spirosoma radiotolerans Lee et al. 2017
Etymology: ra.di.o.to’le.rans. L. v. radio, pertaining to radiation; from L. masc. n. radius, a beam, ray; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. neut. part. adj. radiotolerans, tolerating radiation
Pronunciation, gender: … ra-di-o-TO-le-rans, neuter
Type strain: DG5A; JCM 19447; KCTC 32455
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF303585
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lee JJ, Srinivasan S, Lim S, Joe M, Im S, Bae SI, Park KR, Han JH, Park SH, Joo BM, et al. Spirosoma radiotolerans sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:286-291. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1095-1098.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by García-López et al. (2019).
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Spirosoma Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lee JJ, Srinivasan S, Lim S, Joe M, Im S, Bae SI, Park KR, Han JH, Park SH, Joo BM, et al. Spirosoma radiotolerans sp. nov., a gamma-radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from gamma ray-irradiated soil. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:286-291. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 795362
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