Name: Ruegeria intermedia Kämpfer et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.ter.me’di.a. L. fem. adj. intermedia, that is between, intermediate, referring to the fact that the species is grouped between the genera Ruegeria, Lutimaribacter and Pseudoruegeria on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities

Pronunciation, gender: in-ter-ME-di-a, feminine

Type strain: CC-GIMAT-2; CCM 7758; CCUG 59209; DSM 23285; DSM 29341; LMG 25539

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR832879 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Arun AB, Rekha PD, Busse HJ, Young CC, Glaeser SP. Ruegeria intermedia sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a coastal hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2538-2544.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3549-3550.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06900 (N = 74).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Ruegeria Uchino et al. 1999

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Arun AB, Rekha PD, Busse HJ, Young CC, Glaeser SP. Ruegeria intermedia sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a coastal hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2538-2544.

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Record number: 790928