Name: Armatimonas rosea Tamaki et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ro’se.a. L. fem. adj. rosea, rose-coloured or rosy, referring to the pinkish colour of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-ma-TI-mo-nas RO-se-a, feminine

Type strain: DSM 23562; NBRC 105658; YO-36

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB529679 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tamaki H, Tanaka Y, Matsuzawa H, Muramatsu M, Meng XY, Hanada S, Mori K, Kamagata Y. Armatimonas rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., of a novel bacterial phylum, Armatimonadetes phyl. nov., formally called the candidate phylum OP10. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1442-1447. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2027-2028.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Armatimonas Tamaki et al. 2011. Publication: Tamaki H, Tanaka Y, Matsuzawa H, Muramatsu M, Meng XY, Hanada S, Mori K, Kamagata Y. Armatimonas rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., of a novel bacterial phylum, Armatimonadetes phyl. nov., formally called the candidate phylum OP10. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1442-1447. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Armatimonas Tamaki et al. 2011

Assigned by: Tamaki H, Tanaka Y, Matsuzawa H, Muramatsu M, Meng XY, Hanada S, Mori K, Kamagata Y. Armatimonas rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., of a novel bacterial phylum, Armatimonadetes phyl. nov., formally called the candidate phylum OP10. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1442-1447. 🇯🇵

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