Name: Aetherobacter rufus Garcia et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’fus. L. masc. adj. rufus, red

Pronunciation, gender: RU-fus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 24628; NCCB 100378; SBSr003

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16S rRNA gene: GU249610 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Garcia R, Stadler M, Gemperlein K, Muller R. Aetherobacter fasciculatus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aetherobacter rufus sp. nov., novel myxobacteria with promising biotechnological applications. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:928-938. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Aetherobacter Garcia et al. 2016

Assigned by: Garcia R, Stadler M, Gemperlein K, Muller R. Aetherobacter fasciculatus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aetherobacter rufus sp. nov., novel myxobacteria with promising biotechnological applications. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:928-938. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 793201