Name: Roseivivax sediminis Xiao et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of a sediment

Pronunciation, gender: se-DI-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: ACCC 10710; DSM 21977; DSM 26472; KCTC 23444; YIM D21

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ615878 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xiao W, Wang YX, Liu JH, Wang ZG, Zhang XX, Ji KY, Lai YH, Wen ML, Cui XL. Roseivivax sediminis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from salt mine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1890-1895.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05432 (N = 101).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Roseivivax Suzuki et al. 1999

Assigned by: Xiao W, Wang YX, Liu JH, Wang ZG, Zhang XX, Ji KY, Lai YH, Wen ML, Cui XL. Roseivivax sediminis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from salt mine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1890-1895.

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