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Species Pseudonocardia benzenivorans
Name: Pseudonocardia benzenivorans Kämpfer and Kroppenstedt 2004
Etymology: ben.ze.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. benzenum, benzene; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, digesting; N.L. fem. part. adj. benzenivorans, digesting benzene
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ben-ze-NI-wo-rans, feminine
Type strain: B 5; CCUG 49018; CIP 107928; DSM 44703; JCM 12694
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ556156
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kampfer P, Kroppenstedt RM. Pseudonocardia benzenivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:749-751. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.
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 3 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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Pseudonocardia Henssen 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kampfer P, Kroppenstedt RM. Pseudonocardia benzenivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:749-751. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 780171
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