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Species Variovorax xiamenensis
Name: Variovorax xiamenensis Wang et al. 2026
Etymology: xia.me.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. xiamenensis, pertaining to Xiamen, a district in Fujian, PR China, where the type strain was isolated [probably better: xiamensis]
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksia-me-NEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: KCTC 8209; MCCC 1K08691; W6
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OR790634
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Wang Y, Wang S, Xu Z, Ni S, Xu M, Kao SJ. Phosphonate-driven oxic CH(4) production by Variovorax xiamenensis sp. nov.: insights from marine and freshwater microbial adaptations to P-limitation. ISME Commun 2025; 5:ycaf100. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
- 🙆 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:
Wang Y, Wang S, Xu Z, Ni S, Xu M, Kao SJ. Phosphonate-driven oxic CH(4) production by Variovorax xiamenensis sp. nov.: insights from marine and freshwater microbial adaptations to P-limitation. ISME Commun 2025; 5:ycaf100. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 70400
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