Name: Rhodopirellula rubra Bondoso et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’bra. L. fem. adj. rubra, red, the colour of cell colonies of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RU-bra, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8075; DSM 25459; LF2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ845500 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bondoso J, Albuquerque L, Lobo-da-Cunha A, da Costa MS, Harder J, Lage OM. Rhodopirellula lusitana sp. nov. and Rhodopirellula rubra sp. nov., isolated from the surface of macroalgae. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:157-164. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2927-2929.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aporhodopirellula rubra (Bondoso et al. 2014) Sreya et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 9 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.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication, the type strain is erroneously cited as DSM 25,459. The correct collection number of the type strain is DSM 25459. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.

Parent taxon: Rhodopirellula Schlesner et al. 2004

Assigned by: Bondoso J, Albuquerque L, Lobo-da-Cunha A, da Costa MS, Harder J, Lage OM. Rhodopirellula lusitana sp. nov. and Rhodopirellula rubra sp. nov., isolated from the surface of macroalgae. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:157-164. 🇵🇹

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