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Species Rhodobacter thermarum
Name: Rhodobacter thermarum Khan et al. 2019
Etymology: ther.ma’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. thermarum, of hot springs
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016298; KCTC 52712; YIM 73036
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KY608089
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Khan IU, Habib N, Xiao M, Li MM, Xian WD, Hejazi MS, Tarhriz V, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Rhodobacter thermarum sp. nov., a novel phototrophic bacterium isolated from sediment of a hot spring. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:867-875. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 189. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2627-2629.
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 Tabrizicola thermarum (Khan et al. 2019) Ma et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 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:
Khan IU, Habib N, Xiao M, Li MM, Xian WD, Hejazi MS, Tarhriz V, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Rhodobacter thermarum sp. nov., a novel phototrophic bacterium isolated from sediment of a hot spring. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:867-875.
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Record number: 5303
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