Name: Rhodoferax bucti Zhou et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: buc’ti. N.L. gen. neut. n. bucti, of BUCT, Beijing University of Chemical Technology where the strain was identified

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-DO-fe-rax BUK-ti, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16288; GSA243-2; KCTC 62564

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF352137 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhou, Tan X, Zhang W, Chen HY, Fan QM, He XL, Lv J. Rhodoferax bucti sp. nov., isolated from fresh water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3903-3909. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1447-1449.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00146 (N = 19).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus". 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: Rhodoferax Hiraishi et al. 1992

Assigned by: Zhou, Tan X, Zhang W, Chen HY, Fan QM, He XL, Lv J. Rhodoferax bucti sp. nov., isolated from fresh water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3903-3909. 🇨🇳

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