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Species Ignavigranum ruoffiae
Name: Ignavigranum ruoffiae Collins et al. 1999
Etymology: ruof’fi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. ruoffiae, of Ruoff, named after Kathryn L. Ruoff, an American microbiologist
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RUOF-fi-a͡e, neuter
Type strain: 1607-97; ATCC 700630; CCUG 37658; CIP 105896; DSM 15695
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y16426
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Collins MD, Lawson PA, Monasterio R, Falsen E, Sjoden B, Facklam RR. Ignavigranum ruoffiae sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:97-101. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ignavigranum Collins et al. 1999.
Publication:
Collins MD, Lawson PA, Monasterio R, Falsen E, Sjoden B, Facklam RR. Ignavigranum ruoffiae sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:97-101. 🇺🇸
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as Facklamia".
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ignavigranum Collins et al. 1999.
Publication:
Collins MD, Lawson PA, Monasterio R, Falsen E, Sjoden B, Facklam RR. Ignavigranum ruoffiae sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:97-101.
Parent taxon: Ignavigranum Collins et al. 1999
Assigned by:
Collins MD, Lawson PA, Monasterio R, Falsen E, Sjoden B, Facklam RR. Ignavigranum ruoffiae sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:97-101. 🇺🇸
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