Genus Pseudorhodoferax
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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").
Pseudorhodoferax Bruland et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pseudorhodoferax soli Bruland et al. 2009.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. masc. n. Rhodoferax, a bacterial genus name; N.L. masc. n. Pseudorhodoferax, the false Rhodoferax.
Valid publication: BRULAND (N.), BATHE (S.), WILLEMS (A.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Pseudorhodoferax soli gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pseudorhodoferax caeni sp. nov., two members of the class Betaproteobacteria belonging to the family Comamonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2702-2707.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pseudorhodoferax aquiterrae Chen et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NAFc-7 = BCRC 80210 = KCTC 23314 = LMG 26333.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU721026.
Etymology: L. n. aqua, water; L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of earth or ground; N.L. gen. n. aquiterrae, from/of groundwater.
Valid publication: CHEN (W.M.), LIN (Y.S.), YOUNG (C.C.) and SHEU (S.Y.): Pseudorhodoferax aquiterrae sp. nov., isolated from groundwater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 169-174.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pseudorhodoferax caeni Bruland et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SB1 = DSM 21598 = LMG 24543.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ606333.
Etymology: L. gen. n. caeni, of sludge, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: BRULAND (N.), BATHE (S.), WILLEMS (A.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Pseudorhodoferax soli gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pseudorhodoferax caeni sp. nov., two members of the class Betaproteobacteria belonging to the family Comamonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2702-2707.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pseudorhodoferax soli Bruland et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TBEA3 = DSM 21634 = LMG 24555.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU825700.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: BRULAND (N.), BATHE (S.), WILLEMS (A.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Pseudorhodoferax soli gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pseudorhodoferax caeni sp. nov., two members of the class Betaproteobacteria belonging to the family Comamonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2702-2707.
Original article in IJSEM Online