Name: Rhodoferax fermentans Hiraishi et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.men’tans. Gr. neut. n. rhodon, rose; L. adj. ferax, fertile; N.L. masc. n. Rhodoferax, red and fertile; L. part. adj. fermentans, fermenting

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49787; DSM 10138; FR2; IFO 16659; JCM 7819; NBRC 16659

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D16211 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hiraishi A, Hoshino Y, Satoh T. Rhodoferax fermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacterium previously referred to as the "Rhodocyclus gelatinosus-like" group. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 155:330-336.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 40. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:191-192.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rhodoferax Hiraishi et al. 1992. Publication: Hiraishi A, Hoshino Y, Satoh T. Rhodoferax fermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacterium previously referred to as the "Rhodocyclus gelatinosus-like" group. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 155:330-336.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 15 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Rhodoferax Hiraishi et al. 1992

Assigned by: Hiraishi A, Hoshino Y, Satoh T. Rhodoferax fermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacterium previously referred to as the "Rhodocyclus gelatinosus-like" group. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 155:330-336.

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