Name: Tolumonas osonensis Caldwell et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.so.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. osonensis, pertaining to Oso Creek, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: o-so-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1908; DSM 22975; OCF 7

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16S rRNA gene: GU370947 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Caldwell ME, Allen TD, Lawson PA, Tanner RS. Tolumonas osonensis sp. nov., isolated from anoxic freshwater sediment, and emended description of the genus Tolumonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2659-2663.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:261-262.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Tolumonas Fischer-Romero et al. 1996

Assigned by: Caldwell ME, Allen TD, Lawson PA, Tanner RS. Tolumonas osonensis sp. nov., isolated from anoxic freshwater sediment, and emended description of the genus Tolumonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2659-2663.

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Record number: 789563