Name DOI
10.1601/nm.515
Name
 (ex Lewis 1973) Brooks and Murray 1981
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
(ex Lewis 1973) Brooks and Murray 1981
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (= = = = = = = =)
Proper Form
Deinococcus radiophilus (ex Lewis 1973) Brooks and Murray 1981
Nomenclatural History
The species Deinococcus radiophilus was originally described by Lewis 1973. It pre-dated the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names but was excluded from those lists. In 1981 the name was revived and validly published by Brooks and Murray.
Citation
When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Name Abstract for Deinococcus radiophilus (ex Lewis 1973) Brooks and Murray 1981.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.515.
Source File
This information was last reviewed on June 6, 2019.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Lewis NF. Radio-resistant Micrococcus radiophilus sp. nov. isolated from irradiated Bombay duck (Harpodon nehereus). Curr Sci 1973; 42:504.