Genus Porphyrobacter
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: 9
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).
Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Porphyrobacter neustonensis Fuerst et al. 1993.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Por. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: N.L. n. porphyrinum (Gr. adj. porphureos, purple), porphyrine; N.L. pref. porphyro-, pertaining to porphyrine; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Porphyrobacter, porphyrin-producing rod.
Valid publication: FUERST (J.A.), HAWKINS (J.A.), HOLMES (A.), SLY (L.I.), MOORE (C.J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Porphyrobacter neustonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-synthesizing budding bacterium from fresh water. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 125-134.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993 emend. Coil et al. 2016.
Reference: Coil, D. A., Flanagan, J. C., Stump, A., Alexiev, A., Lang, J. M. and Eisen, J. A. 2016. Porphyrobacter mercurialis sp. nov., isolated from a stadium seat and emended description of the genus Porphyrobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, .
Original article.
Porphyrobacter algicida Kristyanto et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 2-22=KEMB 9005-328=JCM 31499.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU981071.
Etymology: L. fem. n. alga -ae, alga; L. suff. -cida, from L. v. caedere, to kill; N.L. n. algicida, related to alga-killer.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: KRISTYANTO, S., LEE, S. D. and KIM, J. 2017. Porphyrobacter algicida sp. nov., an algalytic bacterium isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4526-4533.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Porphyrobacter colymbi Furuhata et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TPW-24=JCM 18338=KCTC 32078.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB702992.
Etymology: L. gen. n. colymbi, of a swimming pool, thus indicating the site of isolation of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3931-3934.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: FURUHATA, K., EDAGAWA, A., MIYAMOTO, H., KAWAKAMI, Y. and FUKUYAMA, M. 2013. Porphyrobacter colymbi sp. nov. isolated from swimming pool water in Tokyo, Japan. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 59, 245-250
Effective publication Online
Porphyrobacter cryptus da Costa et al. 2003 (complete authorship reads da Costa, Rainey and Nobre), sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ALC-2 = ATCC BAA-386 = DSM 12079.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF465834.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. cryptus (from Gr. adj. kryptos), hidden, to indicate the cryptic relationship of this species to the closely related organisms.
Valid publication: RAINEY (F.A.), SILVA (J.), NOBRE (M.F.), SILVA (M.T.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Porphyrobacter cryptus sp. nov., a novel slightly thermophilic, aerobic, bacteriochlorophyll a-containing species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 35-41.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Porphyrobacter dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSW-74 = DSM 17193 = KCTC 12395.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ011529.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. dokdonensis, of Dokdo, from where the strain was isolated.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), LEE (M.H.), OH (H.W.) and OH (T.K.): Porphyrobacter dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1079-1083.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Porphyrobacter donghaensis Yoon et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SW-132 = DSM 16220 = KCTC 12229.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY559428.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. donghaensis, of Donghae, the Korean name for the East Sea in Korea from which the strains were isolated.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), LEE (M.H.) and OH (T.K.): Porphyrobacter donghaensis sp. nov., isolated from sea water of the East Sea in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2231-2235.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Porphyrobacter mercurialis Coil et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Coronado=DSM 29971=LMG 28700.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP122961.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. adj. mercurialis, temperamental in reference to difficulties in establishing consistent growth requirements during characterization.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 168. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 1603-1606.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Coil, D. A., Flanagan, J. C., Stump, A., Alexiev, A., Lang, J. M. and Eisen, J. A. 2015. Porphyrobacter mercurialis sp. nov., isolated from a stadium seat and emended description of the genus Porphyrobacter. PeerJ 3, e1400.
Effective publication Online
Porphyrobacter neustonensis Fuerst et al. 1993, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ACM 2844 = CIP 104070 = DSM 9434.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB033327.
Etymology: Gr. adj. neustos, swimming, floating; N.L. masc. adj. neustonensis, intended to mean occurring at the air-water interface layer.
Valid publication: FUERST (J.A.), HAWKINS (J.A.), HOLMES (A.), SLY (L.I.), MOORE (C.J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Porphyrobacter neustonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-synthesizing budding bacterium from fresh water. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 125-134.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Porphyrobacter sanguineus (ex Ahrens and Rheinheimer 1968) Hiraishi et al. 2002, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A91 = ATCC 25659= IAM 12620 = ICPB 4167 = IFO (now NBRC) 15763 = JCM 20691.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB021493.
Synonym: "Agrobacterium sanguineum" Ahrens and Rheinheimer 1968.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. sanguineus, of blood (?) or blood-colored (?).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916.
Effective publication: HIRAISHI (A.), YONEMITSU (Y.), MATSUSHITA (M.), SHIN (Y.K.), KURAISHI (H.) and KAWAHARA (K.): Characterization of Porphyrobacter sanguineus sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium capable of degrading biphenyl and dibenzofuran. Arch. Microbiol., 2002, 178, 45-52.
Validation List no. 88 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In Validation List no. 88, Porphyrobacter sanguineus is cited as a new species, Porphyrobacter sanguineus Hiraishi et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Porphyrobacter tepidarius Hanada et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OT3 = DSM 10594.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB033328.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. tepidarius, of or belonging to tepid water or to a tepid bath.
Valid publication: HANADA (S.), KAWASE (Y.), HIRAISHI (A.), TAKAICHI (S.), MATSUURA (K.), SHIMADA (K.) and NAGASHIMA (K.V.P.): Porphyrobacter tepidarius sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic aerobic photosynthetic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 408-413.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Hanada et al., the type strain DSM 10594 is erroneously cited as DSM 10595.