Species Paracraurococcus ruber

Name: Paracraurococcus ruber Saitoh et al. 1998

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’ber. L. masc. adj. ruber, red, red-colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-kra͡u-ro-KOK-kus RU-ber, masculine

Type strain: CIP 105708; JCM 9931; NS89

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16S rRNA gene: D85827 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Saitoh S, Suzuki T, Nishimura Y. Proposal of Craurococcus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paracraurococcus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacteria from soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1043-1047. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Paracraurococcus Saitoh et al. 1998. Publication: Saitoh S, Suzuki T, Nishimura Y. Proposal of Craurococcus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paracraurococcus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacteria from soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1043-1047. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Paracraurococcus Saitoh et al. 1998

Assigned by: Saitoh S, Suzuki T, Nishimura Y. Proposal of Craurococcus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paracraurococcus ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-containing bacteria from soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1043-1047. 🇯🇵

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