Genus Oligotropha
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
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).
Oligotropha Meyer et al. 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Oligotropha carboxidovorans (ex Meyer and Schlegel 1978) Meyer et al. 1994.
Etymology: Gr. adj. oligos, little, few; Gr. n. trophos, feeder, rearer, that which nourishes; N.L. fem. n. Oligotropha, utilizer of few substrates.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 182-183.
Effective publication: MEYER (O.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and AULING (G.): Reclassification of ubiquinone Q-10 containing carbooxidotrophic bacteria: transfer of "[Pseudomonas carboxydovorans" OM5 to Oligotropha, gen. nov., as Oligotropha carboxidovorans, comb. nov., transfer of "[Alcaligenes] carboxydus" DSM 1086 to Carbophilus, gen. nov., as Carbophilus carboxidus, comb. nov., transfer of "[Pseudomonas] compransoris" DSM 1231 to Zavarzinia, gen. nov., as Zavarzinia compransoris, comb. nov., amended description of the new genera. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 390-395.]
Validation List no. 48 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Oligotropha carboxidovorans (ex Meyer and Schlegel 1978) Meyer et al. 1994, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DM5 = OM5 = ATCC 49405= DSM 1227.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733697 (strain DSMZ 1227),CP001196 (complete genome, strain OM5), CP002826 (complete genome, strain OM5).
Synonym: "Pseudomonas carboxydovorans" Meyer and Schlegel 1978.
Etymology: N.L. n. carboxidum, carbon monoxide; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. carboxidovorans, carbone monoxide-devouring, named for its ability to use CO as a sole carbon and energy source.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 182-183.
Effective publication: MEYER (O.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and AULING (G.): Reclassification of ubiquinone Q-10 containing carbooxidotrophic bacteria: transfer of "[Pseudomonas carboxydovorans" OM5 to Oligotropha, gen. nov., as Oligotropha carboxidovorans, comb. nov., transfer of "[Alcaligenes] carboxydus" DSM 1086 to Carbophilus, gen. nov., as Carbophilus carboxidus, comb. nov., transfer of "[Pseudomonas] compransoris" DSM 1231 to Zavarzinia, gen. nov., as Zavarzinia compransoris, comb. nov., amended description of the new genera. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 390-395.]
Validation List no. 48 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In Validation List no. 48, Oligotropha carboxidovorans is erroneously proposed as a new combination (basonym: "Pseudomonas carboxydovorans" Meyer and Schlegel 1978).
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online