Species Rubrivivax pictus

Name: Rubrivivax pictus (Hirose et al. 2020) Liu et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Aquabacterium pictum Hirose et al. 2020

Etymology: pic’tus. L. masc. adj. pictus, coloured

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru-bri-WI-wax PIK-tus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 106757; NBRC 111963; W35

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC094486 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu Y, Du J, Pei T, Du H, Feng GD, Zhu H. Genome-based taxonomic classification of the closest-to-Comamonadaceae group supports a new family Sphaerotilaceae fam. nov. and taxonomic revisions. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126352. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aquabacterium pictum Hirose et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudaquabacterium pictum (Hirose et al. 2020) Lu and Chen 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01998 (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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rubrivivax Willems et al. 1991

Assigned by: Liu Y, Du J, Pei T, Du H, Feng GD, Zhu H. Genome-based taxonomic classification of the closest-to-Comamonadaceae group supports a new family Sphaerotilaceae fam. nov. and taxonomic revisions. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126352. 🇨🇳

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