Name: Jannaschia rubra Macián et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’bra. L. fem. adj. rubra, red

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: jan-NA-s͡hi-a RU-bra, feminine

Type strain: 4SM3; CECT 5088; DSM 16279

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ748747 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Macian MC, Arahal DR, Garay E, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Pujalte MJ. Jannaschia rubra sp. nov., a red-pigmented bacterium isolated from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:649-653. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11228 (N = 117).
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Jannaschia Wagner-Döbler et al. 2003

Assigned by: Macian MC, Arahal DR, Garay E, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Pujalte MJ. Jannaschia rubra sp. nov., a red-pigmented bacterium isolated from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:649-653. 🇪🇸

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