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Species Rhodobacter amnigenus
Name: Rhodobacter amnigenus Chen et al. 2021
Etymology: am.ni’ge.nus. N.L. masc. adj. amnigenus, born in a stream, intended to mean coming from water
Pronunciation, gender: am-NI-ge-nus, masculine
Type strain: BCRC 81193; HSP-20; LMG 31334
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK404751
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Chen WM, Chang TH, Yang CC, Sheu DS, Jheng LC, Sheu SY. Rhodobacter amnigenus sp. nov. and Rhodobacter ruber sp. nov., isolated from freshwater habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5150. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5273.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paragemmobacter amnigenus (Chen et al. 2021) Huang et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
Chen WM, Chang TH, Yang CC, Sheu DS, Jheng LC, Sheu SY. Rhodobacter amnigenus sp. nov. and Rhodobacter ruber sp. nov., isolated from freshwater habitats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5150.
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Record number: 25629
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