Name: Rugamonas rubra Austin and Moss 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rub’ra. L. fem. adj. rubra, red

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43154; CCM 3730; MOM 28/2/79

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM038005 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Austin DA, Moss MO. Numerical taxonomy of red-pigmented bacteria isolated from a lowland river, with the description of a new taxon, Rugamonas rubra gen. nov., sp. nov. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1986; 132:1899-1909.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 23. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:179-180.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Jeon et al. 2021 Jeon D, Kim IS, Choe H, Kim JS, Lee SD. Duganella aceris sp. nov., isolated from tree sap and proposal to transfer of Rugamonas aquatica and Rugamonas rivuli to the genus Duganella as Duganella aquatica comb. nov., with the emended description of the genus Rugamonas. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:2843-2852. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 35. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5164.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rugamonas Austin and Moss 1987. Publication: Austin DA, Moss MO. Numerical taxonomy of red-pigmented bacteria isolated from a lowland river, with the description of a new taxon, Rugamonas rubra gen. nov., sp. nov. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1986; 132:1899-1909.
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 Yarza et al. (2013) expected for accession HM038005, originating from the alleged type-strain deposit ATCC 43154, an affiliation with Pseudomonadaceae (Gammaproteobacteria) but observed an affiliation with Oxalobacteraceae (Betaproteobacteria) and 97.9% similarity against Duganella zoogloeoides. Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.
  • 🧍 The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with the family Oxalobacteraceae (97.9% similarity against Duganella zoogloeoides). Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.

Parent taxon: Rugamonas Austin and Moss 1987

Assigned by: Austin DA, Moss MO. Numerical taxonomy of red-pigmented bacteria isolated from a lowland river, with the description of a new taxon, Rugamonas rubra gen. nov., sp. nov. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1986; 132:1899-1909.

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