Name: Rugosibacter aromaticivorans Corteselli et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ro.ma.ti.ci.vo’rans L. masc. adj. aromaticus, aromatic, fragrant; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. aromaticivorans, devouring aromatic (compounds)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-59; Ca6; DSM 103039

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP010554 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Corteselli EM, Aitken MD, Singleton DR. Rugosibacter aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium within the family Rhodocyclaceae, isolated from contaminated soil, capable of degrading aromatic compounds. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:311-318.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1099-1101.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Rugosibacter Corteselli et al. 2017. Publication: Corteselli EM, Aitken MD, Singleton DR. Rugosibacter aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium within the family Rhodocyclaceae, isolated from contaminated soil, capable of degrading aromatic compounds. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:311-318.
  • An erratum has been published on the citation information. It should read: 'Corteselli et al., Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017;67:311–318'.

Parent taxon: Rugosibacter Corteselli et al. 2017

Assigned by: Corteselli EM, Aitken MD, Singleton DR. Rugosibacter aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium within the family Rhodocyclaceae, isolated from contaminated soil, capable of degrading aromatic compounds. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:311-318.

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