Species Ruegeria gelatinovorans

Name: Ruegeria gelatinovorans corrig. (Rüger and Höfle 1992 ex Ahrens 1968) Uchino et al. 1999

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Agrobacterium gelatinovorum (ex Ahrens 1968) Rüger and Höfle 1992

Etymology: ge.la.ti.no’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. gelatinum, gelatin; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. gelatinovorans, gelatin-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru͡e-GE-ri-a ge-la-ti-NO-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25655; CECT 4357; CIP 105976; DSM 5887; IAM 12617; IFO 15761; JCM 20688; LMG 129; NBRC 15761

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB289591 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Uchino Y, Hirata A, Yokota A, Sugiyama J. Reclassification of marine Agrobacterium species: Proposals of Stappia stellulata gen. nov., comb. nov., Stappia aggregata sp. nov., nom. rev., Ruegeria atlantica gen. nov., comb. nov., Ruegeria gelatinovora comb. nov., Ruegeria algicola comb. nov., and Ahrensia kieliense gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1998; 44:201-210. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 68. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ruegeria gelatinovora (Rüger and Höfle 1992 ex Ahrens 1968) Uchino et al. 1999	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Thalassovita gelatinovora (Rüger and Höfle 1992 ex Ahrens 1968) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Agrobacterium gelatinovorum (ex Ahrens 1968) Rüger and Höfle 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thalassobius gelatinovorus (Rüger and Höfle 1992 ex Ahrens 1968) Arahal et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: B 6.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.07348 (N = 116).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, gelatinovora (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 68. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1-3.

Parent taxon: Ruegeria Uchino et al. 1999

Assigned by: Uchino Y, Hirata A, Yokota A, Sugiyama J. Reclassification of marine Agrobacterium species: Proposals of Stappia stellulata gen. nov., comb. nov., Stappia aggregata sp. nov., nom. rev., Ruegeria atlantica gen. nov., comb. nov., Ruegeria gelatinovora comb. nov., Ruegeria algicola comb. nov., and Ahrensia kieliense gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1998; 44:201-210. 🇯🇵

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