Genus Marichromatium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Marichromatium Imhoff et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Marichromatium gracile (Strzeszewski 1913) Imhoff et al. 1998.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Mch. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: L. n. mare -is, the sea; N.L. neut. n. Chromatium, a genus name; N.L. neut. n. Marichromatium, the Chromatium of the sea, the truly marine Chromatium.
Valid publication: IMHOFF (J.F.), SÜLING (J.) and PETRI (R.): Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1129-1143.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Marichromatium bheemlicum Anil Kumar et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA124 = ATCC BAA-1316 = JCM 13911.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM180952.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. bheemlicum, pertaining to Bheemli, the place from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ANIL KUMAR (P.), SASI JYOTHSNA (T.S.), SRINIVAS (T.N.R.), SASIKALA (C.), RAMANA (C.V.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Marichromatium bheemlicum sp. nov., a non-diazotrophic, photosynthetic gammaproteobacterium from a marine aquaculture pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1261-1265.
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Marichromatium fluminis Sucharita et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA418 = KCTC 5717 = NBRC 105221.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FM210274.
Etymology: L. n. flumen -inis, a river; L. gen. n. fluminis, of a river, referring to the isolation of the type strain from sediment of the Baitarani River, located in Kalibanj forest, Orissa, India.
Valid publication: SUCHARITA (K.), SHIVA KUMAR (E.), SASIKALA (C.), PANDA (B.B.), TAKAICHI (S.) and RAMANA (C.V.): Marichromatium fluminis sp. nov., a slightly alkaliphilic, phototrophic gammaproteobacterium isolated from river sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1103-1107.
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→ ¤ Phaeochromatium fluminis (Sucharita et al. 2010) Shivali et al. 2012, comb. nov.
Marichromatium gracile (Strzeszewski 1913) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 8611 = DSM 203.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X93473.
Basonym: ¤ Chromatium gracile Strzeszewski 1913 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. neut. adj. gracile, thin, slender.
Valid publication: IMHOFF (J.F.), SÜLING (J.) and PETRI (R.): Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1129-1143.
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Marichromatium indicum Arunasri et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA100 = ATCC BAA-741 = DSM 15907 = JCM 12653.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ543328.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. indicum, Indian, pertaining to India, the country in which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ARUNASRI (K.), SASIKALA (C.), RAMANA (C.V.), SÜLING (J.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Marichromatium indicum sp. nov., a novel purple sulfur gammaproteobacterium from mangrove soil of Goa, India. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 673-679.
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Marichromatium purpuratum (Imhoff and Trüper 1980) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 984 = BN 5500 = DSM 1591.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ224439.
Basonym: ¤ Chromatium purpuratum Imhoff and Trüper 1980.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. purpuratum, clad in purple, dressed in purple.
Valid publication: IMHOFF (J.F.), SÜLING (J.) and PETRI (R.): Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1129-1143.
Original article in IJSEM Online