Name: Aquirufa antheringensis Pitt et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.the.ring.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. antheringensis, isolated from Antheringer Creek [probably better: antheringerensis]

Pronunciation, gender: an-t^he-rin͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 30S-ANTBAC; DSM 108553; JCM 32977; LMG 31079

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16S rRNA gene: MK449343 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pitt A, Schmidt J, Koll U, Hahn MW. Aquirufa antheringensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aquirufa nivalisilvae sp. nov., representing a new genus of widespread freshwater bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2739-2749.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3663-3665.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aquirufa Pitt et al. 2019. Publication: Pitt A, Schmidt J, Koll U, Hahn MW. Aquirufa antheringensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aquirufa nivalisilvae sp. nov., representing a new genus of widespread freshwater bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2739-2749.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Aquirufa Pitt et al. 2019

Assigned by: Pitt A, Schmidt J, Koll U, Hahn MW. Aquirufa antheringensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aquirufa nivalisilvae sp. nov., representing a new genus of widespread freshwater bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2739-2749.

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Record number: 5322