Genus Pararhodospirillum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Pararhodospirillum Lakshmi et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pararhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2014.
Etymology: -.
Valid publication: LAKSHMI, K. V. N. S., DIVYASREE, B., RAMPRASAD, E. V. V., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA, C. V. 2014. Reclassification of Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907, Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008 and Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013 in a new genus, Pararhodospirillum gen. nov., as Pararhodospirillum photometricum comb. nov., Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens comb. nov. and Pararhodospirillum oryzae comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Rhodospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1154-1159.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pararhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA318=KCTC 5960=NBRC 107573.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM901295.
Etymology: L. gen. n. oryzae, of rice, pertaining to the isolation of the type strain from rice paddy soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LAKSHMI, K. V. N. S., DIVYASREE, B., RAMPRASAD, E. V. V., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA, C. V. 2014. Reclassification of Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907, Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008 and Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013 in a new genus, Pararhodospirillum gen. nov., as Pararhodospirillum photometricum comb. nov., Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens comb. nov. and Pararhodospirillum oryzae comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Rhodospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1154-1159.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pararhodospirillum photometricum Lakshmi et al. 2014, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 49918=DSM 122.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ222662.
Etymology: Gr. n. phôs -otos, light; L. adj. metricus -a -um,of or relating to measuring, metrical; N.L. neut. adj. photometricum, intended to mean light measuring.
Source: -.
Valid publication: LAKSHMI, K. V. N. S., DIVYASREE, B., RAMPRASAD, E. V. V., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA, C. V. 2014. Reclassification of Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907, Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008 and Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013 in a new genus, Pararhodospirillum gen. nov., as Pararhodospirillum photometricum comb. nov., Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens comb. nov. and Pararhodospirillum oryzae comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Rhodospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1154-1159.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens Lakshmi et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA143=DSM 19785=JCM 14885=NBRC 104433.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM710622.
Etymology: L. n. sulfur -uris, sulfur; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. sulfurexigens, sulfur-demanding, referring to the requirement for a reduced sulfur source for growth.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: LAKSHMI, K. V. N. S., DIVYASREE, B., RAMPRASAD, E. V. V., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA, C. V. 2014. Reclassification of Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907, Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008 and Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013 in a new genus, Pararhodospirillum gen. nov., as Pararhodospirillum photometricum comb. nov., Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens comb. nov. and Pararhodospirillum oryzae comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Rhodospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1154-1159.
Original article in IJSEM Online