Name: Rubrobacter taiwanensis Chen et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.wa.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, of Taiwan, where the micro-organism was first isolated

Pronunciation, gender: tai-wa-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-406; BCRC 17173; JCM 12932; LS-293

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16S rRNA gene: AF465803 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen MY, Wu SH, Lin GH, Lu CP, Lin YT, Chang WC, Tsay SS. Rubrobacter taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, radiation-resistant species isolated from hot springs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1849-1855.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

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. — 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: Rubrobacter Suzuki et al. 1989

Assigned by: Chen MY, Wu SH, Lin GH, Lu CP, Lin YT, Chang WC, Tsay SS. Rubrobacter taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, radiation-resistant species isolated from hot springs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1849-1855.

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Record number: 784830