Name: Rubrobacter spartanus Norman et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spar.ta’nus. N.L. masc. adj. spartanus, showing indifference to comfort or luxury typical of the residents of Sparta

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 102139; HPK2-2; LMG 29988

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KY441442 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Norman JS, King GM, Friesen ML. Rubrobacter spartanus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic oligotrophic bacterium isolated from volcanic soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3597-3602.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Rubrobacter Suzuki et al. 1989

Assigned by: Norman JS, King GM, Friesen ML. Rubrobacter spartanus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic oligotrophic bacterium isolated from volcanic soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3597-3602.

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Record number: 795817