Name: Rhodobacter sediminicola Suresh et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di.mi.ni’co.la. L. neut. n. sedimen, sediment; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. sediminicola, dweller of sediments

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-BAK-ter se-di-mi-NI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: JA983; KCTC 15782; NBRC 113843; Rhodobacter sp. JA983

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LR596790 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: G S, Kumar D, A K, Ch S, Ch VR. Rhodobacter sediminicola sp. nov., isolated from a fresh water pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1294-1299. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cereibacter sediminicola (Suresh et al. 2020) Ma et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with Cereibacter and should be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984

Assigned by: G S, Kumar D, A K, Ch S, Ch VR. Rhodobacter sediminicola sp. nov., isolated from a fresh water pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1294-1299. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 5818