
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.508
Name	Deinococcus radiodurans (Raj et al. 1960) Brooks and Murray 1981
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Raj et al. 1960) Brooks and Murray 1981
Preferred Name	Deinococcus radiodurans
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.508
Type Strain representative organism	R1^T (=VKM B-1422 =ATCC 13939 =CIP 104750 =NCIB 9279 =UWO 288 =IFO 15346 =LMG 4051 =DSM 20539 =CCUG 27074 =CCM 1700 =HAMBI 1924 =UWO 1083 =JCM 16871)


Proper Form	Deinococcus radiodurans (Raj et al. 1960) Brooks and Murray 1981
Nomenclatural History	The species Deinococcus radiodurans was originally described and validly published by Brooks and Murray 1981.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Deinococcus radiodurans (Raj et al. 1960) Brooks and Murray 1981.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.508.
Source File	10.1601/nm.508.xml


This information was last reviewed on June 6, 2019.

References

Raj HD, Duryee FL, Deeney AM, Wang CH, Anderson AW, Elliker PR. Utilization of carbohydrates and amino acids by Micrococcus radiodurans. Can J Microbiol 1960; 6:289-298. [PubMed].
Brooks BW, Murray RGE. Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:353-360. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-31-3-353.