Name: Rhodoferax aquaticus Li et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. aquaticus, living in water, referring to the isolation of the type strain from water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-KWA-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 120169; Gr-4; JCM 19166; KCTC 32394

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16S rRNA gene: KC759436 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li T, Zhuo Y, Jin CZ, Wu X, Ko SR, Jin FJ, Ahn CY, Oh HM, Lee HG, Jin L. Genomic insights into a novel species Rhodoferax aquaticus sp. nov., isolated from freshwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4653-4660. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• 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. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. 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. 🇬🇧
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Rhodoferax Hiraishi et al. 1992

Assigned by: Li T, Zhuo Y, Jin CZ, Wu X, Ko SR, Jin FJ, Ahn CY, Oh HM, Lee HG, Jin L. Genomic insights into a novel species Rhodoferax aquaticus sp. nov., isolated from freshwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4653-4660. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 8880