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Species Sporosarcina saromensis
Name: Sporosarcina saromensis An et al. 2007
Etymology: sa.ro.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. saromensis, pertaining to Lake Saroma, where the type strain was collected
Pronunciation, gender: … sa-ro-MEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: HG645; IAM 15429; JCM 23205; KCTC 13119; MBIC 8270; NBRC 103571
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB243859
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
An SY, Haga T, Kasai H, Goto K, Yokota A. Sporosarcina saromensis sp. nov., an aerobic endospore-forming bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1868-1871. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
An SY, Haga T, Kasai H, Goto K, Yokota A. Sporosarcina saromensis sp. nov., an aerobic endospore-forming bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1868-1871. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 786571
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