Species Tropicimonas isoalkanivorans

Name: Tropicimonas isoalkanivorans Harwati et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: i.so.al.ka.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. isoalkanum, branched alkane; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. isoalkanivorans, degrading branched alkanes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tro-pi-KI-mo-nas i-so-al-ka-NI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: B 51; DSM 19548; JCM 14837

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB302379 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Harwati TU, Kasai Y, Kodama Y, Susilaningsih D, Watanabe K. Tropicimonas isoalkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a branched-alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:388-391. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:926-927.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tropicimonas Harwati et al. 2009. Publication: Harwati TU, Kasai Y, Kodama Y, Susilaningsih D, Watanabe K. Tropicimonas isoalkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a branched-alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:388-391. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Tropicimonas Harwati et al. 2009

Assigned by: Harwati TU, Kasai Y, Kodama Y, Susilaningsih D, Watanabe K. Tropicimonas isoalkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a branched-alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:388-391. 🇯🇵

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