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Species Stenotrophomonas terrae

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Lysobacterales Lysobacteraceae Stenotrophomonas Stenotrophomonas terrae

Name: Stenotrophomonas terrae Heylen et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of/from soil

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ste-no-tro-PHO-mo-nas TER-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 54880; CIP 109813; DSM 18941; LMG 23958; R-32768

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16S rRNA gene: AM403589 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Heylen K, Vanparys B, Peirsegaele F, Lebbe L, De Vos P. Stenotrophomonas terrae sp. nov. and Stenotrophomonas humi sp. nov., two nitrate-reducing bacteria isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2056-2061. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 189410.
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04410 (N = 12).
    • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Stenotrophomonas Palleroni and Bradbury 1993

Assigned by: Heylen K, Vanparys B, Peirsegaele F, Lebbe L, De Vos P. Stenotrophomonas terrae sp. nov. and Stenotrophomonas humi sp. nov., two nitrate-reducing bacteria isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2056-2061. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 786708

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