Name: Rubrivivax albus Sheu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al’bus. L. masc. adj. albus, white, referring to the dull-white colour of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru-bri-WI-wax AL-bus, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 81155; ICH-3; KCTC 62866; LMG 30930

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF801368 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Li ZH, Young CC, Chen WM. Rubrivivax albus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:805-813. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00992 (N = 6).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rubrivivax Willems et al. 1991

Assigned by: Sheu SY, Li ZH, Young CC, Chen WM. Rubrivivax albus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:805-813. 🇹🇼

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Record number: 5820