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Species Rhodobacter tardus
Name: Rhodobacter tardus Sheu et al. 2020
Etymology: tar’dus. L. masc. adj. tardus, slow, referring to the slow growth of the organism
Pronunciation, gender: TAR-dus, masculine
Type strain: BCRC 81191; CYK-10; LMG 31336
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK209068
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sheu C, Li ZH, Sheu SY, Yang CC, Chen WM. Tabrizicola oligotrophica sp. nov. and Rhodobacter tardus sp. nov., two new species of bacteria belonging to the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6266-6283. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4656.
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 Stagnihabitans tardus (Sheu et al. 2020) Ma et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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:
Sheu C, Li ZH, Sheu SY, Yang CC, Chen WM. Tabrizicola oligotrophica sp. nov. and Rhodobacter tardus sp. nov., two new species of bacteria belonging to the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6266-6283.
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Record number: 14670
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