Name: Rhodoferax koreensis Kato et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, of Korea, the geographical origin of isolation

Pronunciation, gender: ko-re-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DCY 110; JCM 31441; KCTC 52288

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16S rRNA gene: KU519435 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kato S, Itoh T, Iino T, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M. Rhodoferax lithotrophicus sp. nov., a neutrophilic iron-oxidizing and -reducing bacterium isolated from iron-rich freshwater sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6439. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6461.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Rhodoferax koreense" Farh et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00182 (N = 5).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-07-08.

Parent taxon: Rhodoferax Hiraishi et al. 1992

Assigned by: Kato S, Itoh T, Iino T, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M. Rhodoferax lithotrophicus sp. nov., a neutrophilic iron-oxidizing and -reducing bacterium isolated from iron-rich freshwater sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6439. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 49997