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Species Pseudomonas furukawaii

Name: Pseudomonas furukawaii Kimura et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fu.ru.ka.wa’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. furukawaii, of Furukawa named after Kensuke Furukawa, a Japanese microbiologist who notably contributed to the understanding of microbial and molecular biological mechanisms involved in biphenyl/PCB degradation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas fu-ru-ka-WA-i-i, feminine

Type strain: DSM 10086; KF707; NBRC 110670

16S rRNA gene: AB109887 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Kimura N, Watanabe T, Suenaga H, Fujihara H, Futagami T, Goto M, Hanada S, Hirose J. Pseudomonas furukawaii sp. nov., a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1429-1435. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 19 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.
    • 🧍 See also Fedi et al. (2018). Publication: Fedi S, Cappelletti M, Sandri F, Turner RJ, Zannoni D. Some facts about the respiratory enzymes of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707 recently renamed as Pseudomonas furukawaii sp. nov., type strain KF707. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3066-3067. 🇮🇹

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kimura N, Watanabe T, Suenaga H, Fujihara H, Futagami T, Goto M, Hanada S, Hirose J. Pseudomonas furukawaii sp. nov., a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1429-1435. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 796424