Species Aquirufa aurantiipilula

Name: Aquirufa aurantiipilula Pitt et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: au.ran.ti.i.pi’lu.la. N.L. masc. adj. aurantius, orange; L. fem. dim. n. pilula, small ball; N.L. fem. dim. n. aurantiipilula, orange colored small ball

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-kwi-RU-fa a͡u-ran-ti-i-PI-lu-la, feminine

Type strain: 15D-MOB; CIP 111925; JCM 34078

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MZ665466 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pitt A, Koll U, Schmidt J, Neumann-Schaal M, Wolf J, Krausz S, Hahn MW. Aquirufa lenticrescens sp. nov. and Aquirufa aurantiipilula sp. nov.: two new species of a lineage of widespread freshwater bacteria. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:356. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 207. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5517.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Aquirufa Pitt et al. 2019

Assigned by: Pitt A, Koll U, Schmidt J, Neumann-Schaal M, Wolf J, Krausz S, Hahn MW. Aquirufa lenticrescens sp. nov. and Aquirufa aurantiipilula sp. nov.: two new species of a lineage of widespread freshwater bacteria. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:356. 🇦🇹

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Record number: 26478