Genus Natronorubrum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Natronorubrum Xu et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Natronorubrum bangense Xu et al. 1999.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Nrr. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; N.L. pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; L. neut. adj. rubrum, red; N.L. neut. n. Natronorubrum, the red of soda.
Valid publication: XU (Y.), ZHOU (P.) and TIAN (X.): Characterization of two novel haloalkaliphilic archaea, Natronorubrum bangense gen. nov., sp. nov. and Natronorubrum tibetense gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 261-266.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Natronorubrum Xu et al. 1999 emend. Cui et al. 2006.
Reference: CUI (H.L.), TOHTY (D.), FENG (J.), ZHOU (P.J.) and LIU (S.J.): Natronorubrum aibiense sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from Aibi salt lake in Xin-Jiang, China, and emended description of the genus Natronorubrum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1515-1517.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Natronorubrum Xu et al. 1999 emend. Oren et al. 2009.
Reference: OREN (A.), ARAHAL (D.R.) and VENTOSA (A.): Emended descriptions of genera of the family Halobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 637-642.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Natronorubrum aibiense Cui et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 7-3 = CGMCC 1.4299 = JCM 13488.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ205516.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. aibiense, pertaining to Aibi salt lake, China.
Valid publication: CUI (H.L.), TOHTY (D.), FENG (J.), ZHOU (P.J.) and LIU (S.J.): Natronorubrum aibiense sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from Aibi salt lake in Xin-Jiang, China, and emended description of the genus Natronorubrum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1515-1517.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Natronorubrum bangense Xu et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A33 = AS 1.1984 (AS: Academia Sinica, China General Microbiological Culture Collection Centre, Zhong-guancum, Beijing 100080, China) = CIP 107015 = JCM 10635.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y14028.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. bangense, pertaining to Bange, China.
Valid publication: XU (Y.), ZHOU (P.) and TIAN (X.): Characterization of two novel haloalkaliphilic archaea, Natronorubrum bangense gen. nov., sp. nov. and Natronorubrum tibetense gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 261-266.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Natronorubrum sediminis Gutiérrez et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CG-6 = CECT 7487 = CGMCC 1.8981 = JCM 15982.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FN376859.
Etymology: L. n. sedimen -inis, sediment; L. gen. n. sediminis, of a sediment.
Valid publication: GUTIÉRREZ (M.C.), CASTILLO (A.M.), CORRAL (P.), MINEGISHI (H.) and VENTOSA (A.): Natronorubrum sediminis sp. nov., an archaeon isolated from a saline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1802-1806.
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Natronorubrum sulfidifaciens Cui et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AD2 = CGMCC 1.6307 = JCM 14089.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ535889.
Etymology: N.L. n. sulfidum, sulfide; L. part. adj. faciens, making, producing; N.L. part. adj. sulfidifaciens, sulfide-producing.
Valid publication: CUI (H.L.), TOHTY (D.), LIU (H.C.), LIU (S.J.), OREN (A.) and ZHOU (P.J.): Natronorubrum sulfidifaciens sp. nov., an extremely haloalkaliphilic archaeon isolated from Aiding salt lake in Xin-Jiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 738-740.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Natronorubrum texcoconense Ruiz-Romero et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B4 = CECT 8067 = JCM 17497.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ456225.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. texcoconense, of or belonging to Texcoco.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 151. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1577-1580.
Effective publication: RUIZ-ROMERO (E.), VALENZUELA-ENCINAS (C.), LÓPEZ-RAMÍREZ (M.P.), DE LOS ANGELES COUTIÑO-COUTIÑO (M.), MARSCH (R.) and DENDOOVEN (L.): Natronorubrum texcoconense sp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic archaeon isolated from soil of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico). Arch. Microbiol., 2013, 195, 145-151.
Validation List no. 151 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Natronorubrum tibetense Xu et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GA33 = AS 1.2123 (AS: Academia Sinica, China General Microbiological Culture Collection Centre, Zhong-guancum, Beijing 100080, China) = CIP 107016 = JCM 10636.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB005656.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. tibetense, pertaining Tibet
Reference: XU (Y.), ZHOU (P.) and TIAN (X.): Characterization of two novel haloalkaliphilic archaea, Natronorubrum bangense gen. nov., sp. nov. and Natronorubrum tibetense gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 261-266.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Minegishi et al., Natronorubrum tibetense might represent a new genus.
Reference: MINEGISHI (H.), KAMEKURA (M.), ITOH (T.), ECHIGO (A.), USAMI (R.) AND HASHIMOTO (T.): Further refinement of the phylogeny of the Halobacteriaceae based on the full-length RNA polymerase subunit B’ (rpoB’) gene. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2398-2408.
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