Name: Rhodanobacter fulvus Im et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ful’vus. L. masc. adj. fulvus, deep yellow, gold-colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FUL-wus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18449; IAM 15025; JCM 21488; Jip2; KCTC 12098; NBRC 103168

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB100608 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Im WT, Lee ST, Yokota A. Rhodanobacter fulvus sp. nov., a beta-galactosidase-producing gammaproteobacterium. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2004; 50:143-147. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 102. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:547-549.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet fulvus is a "L. masc. adj.", not a "M.L. neut. adj." as cited in the effective publication. Original article in IJSEM Online. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Rhodanobacter Nalin et al. 1999

Assigned by: Im WT, Lee ST, Yokota A. Rhodanobacter fulvus sp. nov., a beta-galactosidase-producing gammaproteobacterium. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2004; 50:143-147. 🇯🇵

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