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Species Rhodobacter aestuarii
Name: Rhodobacter aestuarii Venkata Ramana et al. 2009
Etymology: aes.tu.a’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. aestuarii, of the estuary, the environment from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: a͡es-tu-A-ri-i, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 55130; DSM 19945; JA296; JCM 14887
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM748926
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Venkata Ramana V, Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Rhodobacter aestuarii sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from an estuarine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1133-1136. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1853-1855.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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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.
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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.
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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 5 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984
Assigned by:
Venkata Ramana V, Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Rhodobacter aestuarii sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from an estuarine environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1133-1136.
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Record number: 787078
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