Name: Rufibacter glacialis Liu et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gla.ci.a’lis. L. masc. adj. glacialis, referring to the frozen environment from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: gla-ki-A-lis, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.9789; MDT1-10-3; NBRC 109705

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16S rRNA gene: JX949546 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu Q, Liu HC, Zhang JL, Zhou YG, Xin YH. Rufibacter glacialis sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from glacier soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:315-318.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.

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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Rufibacter Abaydulla et al. 2014

Assigned by: Liu Q, Liu HC, Zhang JL, Zhou YG, Xin YH. Rufibacter glacialis sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from glacier soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:315-318.

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Record number: 793746