Name: Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus Ramana et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ben.zo.a.ti.ly’ti.cus. N.L. masc. n. benzoas (gen. benzoatis), benzoate; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. benzoatilyticus, dissolving benzoate, named after its utilization of benzoate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru-bri-WI-wax ben-zo-a-ti-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-35; JA2; JCM 13220; MTCC 7087

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ888903 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ramana ChV, Sasikala Ch, Arunasri K, Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Shivaji S, Gupta P, Suling J, Imhoff JF. Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus sp. nov., an aromatic, hydrocarbon-degrading purple betaproteobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2157-2164. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2725-2726.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.23347 (N = 12).
  • 😷 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 22 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Rubrivivax Willems et al. 1991

Assigned by: Ramana ChV, Sasikala Ch, Arunasri K, Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Shivaji S, Gupta P, Suling J, Imhoff JF. Rubrivivax benzoatilyticus sp. nov., an aromatic, hydrocarbon-degrading purple betaproteobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2157-2164. 🇮🇳

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