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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sut-te-REL-la par-wi-RU-bra, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.

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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