Genus Rubritepida
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Rubritepida Alarico et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rubritepida flocculans Alarico et al. 2002.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rut. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; L. adj. tepidus -a -um, moderately warm, lukewarm, tepid; N.L. fem. n. Rubritepida, the redwarm one.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916.
Effective publication: ALARICO (S.), RAINEY (F.A.), EMPADINHAS (N.), SCHUMANN (P.), NOBRE (M.F.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Rubritepida flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic member of the α-1 subclass of the Proteobacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2002, 25, 198-206.
Validation List no. 88 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Rubritepida flocculans Alarico et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H-8 = ATCC BAA-385 = DSM 14296.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF465832.
Etymology: N.L. adj. part. flocculans (from L. n. flocculus, a small lock or flock) flocculating, pertaining to the organism's trait to flocculate in liquid cultures.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916.
Effective publication: ALARICO (S.), RAINEY (F.A.), EMPADINHAS (N.), SCHUMANN (P.), NOBRE (M.F.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Rubritepida flocculans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic member of the α-1 subclass of the Proteobacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2002, 25, 198-206.
Validation List no. 88 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online