Name: Selenomonas bovis Zhang and Dong 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo’vis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of a cow, of a bovine, referring to the isolation of the first strains from yak rumen contents

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5073; DSM 23594; JCM 15470; WG

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF139191 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang K, Dong X. Selenomonas bovis sp. nov., isolated from yak rumen contents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2080-2083.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2649-2650.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Selenomonas von Prowazek 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhang K, Dong X. Selenomonas bovis sp. nov., isolated from yak rumen contents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2080-2083.

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Record number: 788050