Name: Rubrimonas cliftonensis Suzuki et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: clif.to.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. cliftonensis, pertaining to Lake Clifton, Australia, the source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … klif-to-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CIP 105913; DSM 15345; JCM 10189; NBRC 100047; OCh 317

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D85834 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Suzuki T, Muroga Y, Takahama M, Shiba T, Nishimura Y. Rubrimonas cliftonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium isolated from a saline lake. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:201-205. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 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. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rubrimonas Suzuki et al. 1999. Publication: Suzuki T, Muroga Y, Takahama M, Shiba T, Nishimura Y. Rubrimonas cliftonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium isolated from a saline lake. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:201-205. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.

Parent taxon: Rubrimonas Suzuki et al. 1999

Assigned by: Suzuki T, Muroga Y, Takahama M, Shiba T, Nishimura Y. Rubrimonas cliftonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium isolated from a saline lake. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:201-205. 🇯🇵

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