Name: Truepera radiovictrix Albuquerque et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.di.o.vic’trix. L. masc. n. radius, beam or ray; L. v. radio, pertaining to radiation; L. fem. n. victrix, she that is victorious, a conqueress, victress; N.L. fem. n. radiovictrix, the vanquisher of radiation

Pronunciation, gender: ra-di-o-WIK-trix, feminine

Type strain: CIP 108686; DSM 17093; LMG 22925; RQ-24

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ022076 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Albuquerque L, Simoes C, Nobre MF, Pino NM, Battista JR, Silva MT, Rainey FA, da Costa MS. Truepera radiovictrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a new radiation resistant species and the proposal of Trueperaceae fam. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 247:161-169.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 105. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1743-1745.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Truepera da Costa et al. 2005. Publication: Albuquerque L, Simoes C, Nobre MF, Pino NM, Battista JR, Silva MT, Rainey FA, da Costa MS. Truepera radiovictrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a new radiation resistant species and the proposal of Trueperaceae fam. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 247:161-169.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Ivanova N, Rohde C, Munk C, Nolan M, Lucas S, Del Rio TG, Tice H, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of Truepera radiovictrix type strain (RQ-24). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:91-99.
  • 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Albuquerque, da Costa and Rainey.

Parent taxon: Truepera da Costa et al. 2005

Assigned by: Albuquerque L, Simoes C, Nobre MF, Pino NM, Battista JR, Silva MT, Rainey FA, da Costa MS. Truepera radiovictrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a new radiation resistant species and the proposal of Trueperaceae fam. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 247:161-169.

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