Name: Aquirufa lenticrescens Pitt et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: len.ti.cres’cens. L. masc. adj. lentus, slow; L. pres. part. crescens, growing; N.L. fem. part. adj. lenticrescens, slow‑growing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-kwi-RU-fa len-ti-KRES-kens, feminine

Type strain: 9H-EGSE; CIP 111926; JCM 34077

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16S rRNA gene: MZ665465 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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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: 28940