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Species Variovorax dokdonensis
Name: Variovorax dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2006
Etymology: dok.do.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. dokdonensis, pertaining to Dokdo, from Dokdo, a Korean island, from where the organism was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … dok-do-NEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CIP 108838; DS-43; DSM 18312; KCTC 12544
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16S rRNA gene:
DQ178978
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Variovorax dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:811-814. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1461-1462.
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 7 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Variovorax Willems et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Yoon JH, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Variovorax dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:811-814. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 782948
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