Species ***Roseovarius* *mucosus***

Name: Roseovarius mucosus Biebl et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.co’sus. L. masc. adj. mucosus, slimy, a property of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ro-se-o-WA-ri-us mu-KO-sus, masculine

Type strain: DFL 24; DSM 17069; NCIMB 14077

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ534215 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Biebl H, Allgaier M, Lunsdorf H, Pukall R, Tindall BJ, Wagner-Dobler I. Roseovarius mucosus sp. nov., a member of the Roseobacter clade with trace amounts of bacteriochlorophyll a. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2377-2383. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute Community Sequencing Programme. 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. 🇩🇪
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced by Riedel et al. (2015). Publication: Riedel T, Spring S, Fiebig A, Scheuner C, Petersen J, Goker M, Klenk HP. Genome sequence of the Roseovarius mucosus type strain (DSM 17069^T), a bacteriochlorophyll a-containing representative of the marine Roseobacter group isolated from the dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii. Stand Genomic Sci 2015; 10:17. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Roseovarius Labrenz et al. 1999

Assigned by: Biebl H, Allgaier M, Lunsdorf H, Pukall R, Tindall BJ, Wagner-Dobler I. Roseovarius mucosus sp. nov., a member of the Roseobacter clade with trace amounts of bacteriochlorophyll a. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2377-2383. 🇩🇪

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Species Roseovarius mucosus

Species ***Roseovarius* *mucosus***