Genus Prosthecochloris
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Prosthecochloris Gorlenko 1970, genus.
Type species: ¤ Prosthecochloris aestuarii Gorlenko 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Ptc. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. prosthece, appendage; Gr. adj. chlôros, greenish-yellow, pale green; N.L. fem. n. Prosthecochloris, green (organism) with appendages.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: GORLENKO (V.M.): A new phototrophic green sulfur bacterium, Prosthecochloris aestuarii nov. gen., nov. spec. Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologie, 1970, 10, 147-149.
→ Prosthecochloris Gorlenko 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Imhoff 2003.
Reference: IMHOFF (J.F.): Phylogenetic taxonomy of the family Chlorobiaceae on the basis of 16S rRNA and fmo (Fenna-Matthews-Olson protein) gene sequences. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 941-951.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Prosthecochloris aestuarii Gorlenko 1970, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 271.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001108 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. gen. n. aestuarii, of an estuary.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: GORLENKO (V.M.): A new phototrophic green sulfur bacterium, Prosthecochloris aestuarii nov. gen., nov. spec. Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologie, 1970, 10, 147-149.
→ Prosthecochloris aestuarii Gorlenko 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Imhoff 2003.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 271.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AAIJ01000002.
Etymology: L. gen. n. aestuarii, of an estuary.
Reference: IMHOFF (J.F.): Phylogenetic taxonomy of the family Chlorobiaceae on the basis of 16S rRNA and fmo (Fenna-Matthews-Olson protein) gene sequences. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 941-951.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Prosthecochloris vibrioformis (Pelsh 1936) Imhoff 2003, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 260.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M62791.
Basonym: ¤ Chlorobium vibrioforme Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Chlorobium vibrioformis" (sic) Pelsh 1936.
Etymology: L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); L. adj. suffix -formis -is -e (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. fem. adj. vibrioformis, vibrio-shaped.
Valid publication: IMHOFF (J.F.): Phylogenetic taxonomy of the family Chlorobiaceae on the basis of 16S rRNA and fmo (Fenna-Matthews-Olson protein) gene sequences. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 941-951.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, Prosthecochloris vibrioformis (Pelsh 1936) Imhoff 2003 is not validly published because, at the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, authors or this name, or other scientists who wish to have this name validly published, should submit evidence of the deposit of the type strain in additional collections to the List Editor (either directly or via the IJSEM Editorial Office) before the next meeting of the Judicial Commission in Sapporo, Japan, in 2011. After that time, the name will be ruled not to have been validly published. If, after that deadline, the authors or other scientists wish to have this name validly published, this may be done by confirming that the name is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and either by requesting valid publication via the Validation Lists or by inclusion of the proposal in an original article in the IJSEM. The details of valid publication will then make reference to those publications. If authors or other scientists feel that an exception should be granted to Rule 30, requiring deposit of the type in two different collections in two different countries, they should contact the Editorial Office of the IJSEM.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online