Name: Rothia amarae Fan et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ma’rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. amarae, of a trench, conduit, referring to fact that the bacterium was isolated from a sewage duct

Pronunciation, gender: a-MA-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 47294; CGMCC 4.1721; DSM 15839; J18; JCM 11375; KCTC 3798

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY043359 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fan Y, Jin Z, Tong J, Li W, Pasciak M, Gamian A, Liu Z, Huang Y. Rothia amarae sp. nov., from sludge of a foul water sewer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2257-2260. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• 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 5 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 risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet amarae is a N.L. gen. n. (from Gr. n. amara, trench, conduit, channel) not a L. adj. as cited in the paper by Fan et al. 2002. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Rothia Georg and Brown 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Fan Y, Jin Z, Tong J, Li W, Pasciak M, Gamian A, Liu Z, Huang Y. Rothia amarae sp. nov., from sludge of a foul water sewer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2257-2260. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 780593