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Species Rhodobacter ferrireducens
Name: Rhodobacter ferrireducens (Yang et al. 2018) Huang et al. 2024
Basonym: Sinorhodobacter ferrireducens Yang et al. 2018
Etymology: fer.ri.re.du’cens. L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; L. pres. part. reducens, reducing; N.L. masc. part. adj. ferrireducens, reducing iron
Pronunciation, gender: fer-ri-re-DU-kens, masculine
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2012026; KACC 16603; SgZ-3
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JX113682
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Huang MH, Zhang DF, Wang HC, He W, Song XR. Description of Rhodobacter flavimaris sp. nov. and proposal of the genera Paenirhodobacter, Sedimentimonas, and Sinirhodobacter as synonyms of Rhodobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6540. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6588.
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 Sinorhodobacter ferrireducens Yang et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Sinirhodobacter ferrireducens corrig. Yang et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Paenirhodobacter ferrireducens (Yang et al. 2018) Huang et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-28.
- 🙆 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:
Huang MH, Zhang DF, Wang HC, He W, Song XR. Description of Rhodobacter flavimaris sp. nov. and proposal of the genera Paenirhodobacter, Sedimentimonas, and Sinirhodobacter as synonyms of Rhodobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6540.
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Record number: 54290
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