Name: Runella limosa Ryu et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.mo’sa. L. fem. adj. limosa, muddy, pertaining to sludge, the natural habitat of the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ru-NEL-la li-MO-sa, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17973; EMB111; KCTC 12615

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ372985 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ryu SH, Nguyen TT, Park W, Kim CJ, Jeon CO. Runella limosa sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2757-2760. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:435-436.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hahnke et al. 2016 Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 26. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2081-2086.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Runella Larkin and Williams 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ryu SH, Nguyen TT, Park W, Kim CJ, Jeon CO. Runella limosa sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2757-2760. 🇰🇷

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