Genus Rubrobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
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).
Rubrobacter Suzuki et al. 1989, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Rubrobacterales Rainey et al. 1997; type genus of the family ¤ Rubrobacteraceae Rainey et al. 1997).
Type species: ¤ Rubrobacter radiotolerans (Yoshinaka et al. 1973) Suzuki et al. 1989.
Etymology: L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Rubrobacter, red rod.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 28. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 93-94.
Effective publication: SUZUKI (K.), COLLINS (M.D.), IIJIMA (E.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Chemotaxonomic characterization of a radiotolerant bacterium Arthrobacter radiotolerans: description of Rubrobacter radiotolerans gen. nov., comb. nov. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1988, 52, 33-40.
Validation List no. 28 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Rubrobacter aplysinae Kämpfer et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RV113=DSM 27440=CECT 8425.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU318365.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. aplysinae, of/from Aplysina, the zoological name of a genus of sponge, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the sponge Aplysina aerophoba.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER, P., GLAESER, S. P., BUSSE, H.-J., ABDELMOHSEN, U. R. and HENTSCHEL, U. 2014. Rubrobacter aplysinae sp. nov., isolated from the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 705-709.
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Rubrobacter bracarensis Jurado et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) VF70612_S1 = CECT 7924 = DSM 24908.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE672086.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. bracarensis, of or belonging to Bracara Augusta, the Roman name of Braga (Portugal), from where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 151. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1577-1580.
Effective publication: JURADO (V.), MILLER (A.Z.), ALIAS-VILLEGAS (C.), LAIZ (L.) and SAIZ-JIMENEZ (C.): Rubrobacter bracarensis sp. nov., a novel member of the genus Rubrobacter isolated from a biodeteriorated monument. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2012, 35, 306-309.
Validation List no. 151 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the effective publication, the strain DSM 24908 is cited as DSMZ 24908.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 151 (footnote ¶¶). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1577-1580.
Validation List no. 151 in IJSEM Online
→ Rubrobacter bracarensis Jurado et al. 2013 emend. Albuquerque et al. 2014.
Reference: ALBUQUERQUE, L., JOHNSON, M. M., SCHUMANN, P., RAINEY, F. A. and DA COSTA, M. S. 2014. Description of two new thermophilic species of the genus Rubrobacter, Rubrobacter calidifluminis sp. nov. and Rubrobacter naiadicus sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Rubrobacter and the species Rubrobacter bracarensis.
Original article.
Rubrobacter calidifluminis Albuquerque et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RG-1T (=CECT 8308T =JCM 19154.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF494338.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2927-2929.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: ALBUQUERQUE, L., JOHNSON, M. M., SCHUMANN, P., RAINEY, F. A. and DA COSTA, M. S. 2014. Description of two new thermophilic species of the genus Rubrobacter, Rubrobacter calidifluminis sp. nov. and Rubrobacter naiadicus sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Rubrobacter and the species Rubrobacter bracarensis. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 37, 235-243
Effective publication Online
Rubrobacter indicoceani Chen et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SCSIO 08198=DSM 105148=CGMCC 1.16398.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF919580.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP031115–CP031117.
Etymology: L. adj. indicus, Indian; L. masc. n. oceanus, the ocean; N.L. gen. n. indicoceani, of the Indian Ocean.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: CHEN, R. W., WANG, K. X., WANG, F. Z., HE, Y. Q., LONG, L. J. and TIAN, X. P. 2018. Rubrobacter indicoceani sp. nov., a new marine actinobacterium isolated from Indian Ocean sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3487-3493.
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Rubrobacter naiadicus Albuquerque et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RG-3T (=CECT 8310T = JCM 19155.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF494339.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2927-2929.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: ALBUQUERQUE, L., JOHNSON, M. M., SCHUMANN, P., RAINEY, F. A. and DA COSTA, M. S. 2014. Description of two new thermophilic species of the genus Rubrobacter, Rubrobacter calidifluminis sp. nov. and Rubrobacter naiadicus sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Rubrobacter and the species Rubrobacter bracarensis. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 37, 235-243
Effective publication Online
Rubrobacter radiotolerans (Yoshinaka et al. 1973) Suzuki et al. 1989, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51242= CIP 106991 = DSM 5868 = IAM 12072 = IFO (now NBRC) 14777 = JCM 2153 = VKM Ac-1989.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U65647.
Basonym: ¤ Arthrobacter radiotolerans Yoshinaka et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. radius, a beam or ray; N.L. pref. radio-, pertaining to radiation; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. radiotolerans, (γ-ray) radiation-tolerating.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 28. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 93-94.
Effective publication: SUZUKI (K.), COLLINS (M.D.), IIJIMA (E.) and KOMAGATA (K.): Chemotaxonomic characterization of a radiotolerant bacterium Arthrobacter radiotolerans: description of Rubrobacter radiotolerans gen. nov., comb. nov. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1988, 52, 33-40.
Validation List no. 28 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Rubrobacter spartanus Norman et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HPK2-2=DSM 102139=LMG 29988.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY441442.
Etymology: L. adj. spartanus, showing indifference to comfort or luxury typical of the residents of Sparta.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: NORMAN, J. S., KING, G. M. and FRIESEN, M. L. 2017. Rubrobacter spartanus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic oligotrophic bacterium isolated from volcanic soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3597-3602.
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Rubrobacter taiwanensis Chen et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LS-293 = ATCC BAA-406 = BCRC 17173 = JCM 12932.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF465803.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, of or belonging to Taiwan, where the micro-organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: CHEN (M.Y.), WU (S.H.), LIN (G.H.), LU (C.P.), LIN (Y.T.), CHANG (W.C.) and TSAY (S.S.): Rubrobacter taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, radiation-resistant species isolated from hot springs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1849-1855.
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Rubrobacter xylanophilus Carreto et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PRD-1 = CIP 105412 = DSM 9941 = IFO (now NBRC) 16129 = JCM 11954 = NBRC 100952.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000386.
Etymology: N.L. n. xylanum, xylan; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. xylanophilus, xylan-loving.
Valid publication: CARRETO (L.), MOORE (E.), NOBRE (M.F.), WAIT (R.), RILEY (P.W.), SHARP (R.J.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Rubrobacter xylanophilus sp. nov., a new thermophilic species isolated from a thermally polluted effluent. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 460-465.
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