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Species Ruoffia tabacinasalis
Name: Ruoffia tabacinasalis (Collins et al. 1999) Fotedar et al. 2021
Basonym: Facklamia tabacinasalis Collins et al. 1999
Etymology: ta.ba.ci.na.sa’lis. N.L. neut. n. tabacum, tobacco; L. masc./fem. adj. nasalis, pertaining to the nose; N.L. fem. adj. tabacinasalis, of snuff
Pronunciation, gender: ta-ba-ki-na-SA-lis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 700838; CCUG 30090; CIP 106117
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y17820
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Fotedar R, Sankaranarayanan K, Caldwell ME, Zeyara A, Al Malki A, Kaul R, Al Shamari H, Ali M, Al Marri M, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Facklamia ignava, Facklamia sourekii and Facklamia tabacinasalis as Falseniella ignava gen. nov., comb. nov., Hutsoniella sourekii gen. nov., comb. nov., and Ruoffia tabacinasalis gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Ruoffia halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from hypersaline Inland Sea of Qatar. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1181-1193. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Facklamia tabacinasalis Collins et al. 1999 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ruoffia Fotedar et al. 2021.
Publication:
Fotedar R, Sankaranarayanan K, Caldwell ME, Zeyara A, Al Malki A, Kaul R, Al Shamari H, Ali M, Al Marri M, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Facklamia ignava, Facklamia sourekii and Facklamia tabacinasalis as Falseniella ignava gen. nov., comb. nov., Hutsoniella sourekii gen. nov., comb. nov., and Ruoffia tabacinasalis gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Ruoffia halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from hypersaline Inland Sea of Qatar. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1181-1193.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ruoffia Fotedar et al. 2021.
Publication:
Fotedar R, Sankaranarayanan K, Caldwell ME, Zeyara A, Al Malki A, Kaul R, Al Shamari H, Ali M, Al Marri M, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Facklamia ignava, Facklamia sourekii and Facklamia tabacinasalis as Falseniella ignava gen. nov., comb. nov., Hutsoniella sourekii gen. nov., comb. nov., and Ruoffia tabacinasalis gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Ruoffia halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from hypersaline Inland Sea of Qatar. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1181-1193.
Parent taxon: Ruoffia Fotedar et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Fotedar R, Sankaranarayanan K, Caldwell ME, Zeyara A, Al Malki A, Kaul R, Al Shamari H, Ali M, Al Marri M, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Facklamia ignava, Facklamia sourekii and Facklamia tabacinasalis as Falseniella ignava gen. nov., comb. nov., Hutsoniella sourekii gen. nov., comb. nov., and Ruoffia tabacinasalis gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Ruoffia halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from hypersaline Inland Sea of Qatar. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1181-1193.
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Record number: 20043
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