Name: Sutterella parvirubra Sakon et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: par.vi.ru.bra. L. masc. adj. parvus, small; L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; N.L. fem. adj. parvirubra, small and red, referring to cell size and cell mass colour

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 19354; JCM 14724; YIT 11816

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB300989 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sakon H, Nagai F, Morotomi M, Tanaka R. Sutterella parvirubra sp. nov. and Megamonas funiformis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:970-975.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07663 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Sutterella Wexler et al. 1996

Assigned by: Sakon H, Nagai F, Morotomi M, Tanaka R. Sutterella parvirubra sp. nov. and Megamonas funiformis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:970-975.

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Record number: 786345