Name: Pseudorhodoferax aquiterrae Chen et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qui.ter’rae. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of earth or ground; N.L. gen. fem. n. aquiterrae, from/of groundwater

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCRC 80210; KCTC 23314; LMG 26333; NAFc-7

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU721026 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Lin YS, Young CC, Sheu SY. Pseudorhodoferax aquiterrae sp. nov., isolated from groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:169-174.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1211-1213.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Pseudorhodoferax Bruland et al. 2009

Assigned by: Chen WM, Lin YS, Young CC, Sheu SY. Pseudorhodoferax aquiterrae sp. nov., isolated from groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:169-174.

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Record number: 790449