Genus Rhodobium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
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).
Rhodobium Hiraishi et al. 1995, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Rhodobiaceae Garrity et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Rhodobium orientis Hiraishi et al. 1995.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rbi. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodos, rose; Gr. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Rhodobium, red life.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.), URATA (K.) and SATOH (T.): A new genus of marine budding phototrophic bacteria, Rhodobium gen. nov., which includes Rhodobium orientis sp. nov. and Rhodobium marinum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 226-234.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Rhodobium Hiraishi et al. 1995 emend. Urdiain et al. 2008.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 9. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 5-6. [URDIAIN (M.), LÓPEZ-LÓPEZ (A.), GONZALO (C.), BUSSE (H.J.), LANGER (S.), KÄMPFER (P.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Reclassification of Rhodobium marinum and Rhodobium pfennigii as Afifella marina gen. nov. comb. nov. and Afifella pfennigii comb. nov., a new genus of photoheterotrophic Alphaproteobacteria and emended descriptions of Rhodobium, Rhodobium orientis and Rhodobium gokarnense. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2008, 31, 339-351.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 9 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Rhodobium gokarnense Srinivas et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA173 = ATCC BAA-1275 = DSM 17935 = JCM 13532.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM180706.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. gokarnense, pertaining to Gokarna, the place from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SRINIVAS (T.N.R.), KUMAR (P.A.), SASIKALA (C.), RAMANA (C.V.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Rhodobium gokarnense sp. nov., a novel phototrophic alphaproteobacterium from a saltern. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 932-935.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Srinivas et al. 2007, the type strain ATCC BAA-1275 is erroneously cited as ATCC BAA-1215.
References:
1 ATCC Web site.
2 SASIKALA (C.): Personal communication (March 15, 2010).
→ Rhodobium gokarnense Srinivas et al. 2007 emend. Urdiain et al. 2008.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA173 = ATCC BAA-1275 = DSM 17935 = JCM 13532.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM180706.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. gokarnense, pertaining to Gokarna, the place from which the type strain was isolated.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 9. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 5-6. [URDIAIN (M.), LÓPEZ-LÓPEZ (A.), GONZALO (C.), BUSSE (H.J.), LANGER (S.), KÄMPFER (P.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Reclassification of Rhodobium marinum and Rhodobium pfennigii as Afifella marina gen. nov. comb. nov. and Afifella pfennigii comb. nov., a new genus of photoheterotrophic Alphaproteobacteria and emended descriptions of Rhodobium, Rhodobium orientis and Rhodobium gokarnense. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2008, 31, 339-351.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 9 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: According to Urdiain et al. [1], the type strain JCM 13532 was not delivered. However, according to Dr. M. Sakamoto [2], Rhodobium gokarnense JCM 13532 is now available
References:
1 URDIAIN (M.), LÓPEZ-LÓPEZ (A.), GONZALO (C.), BUSSE (H.J.), LANGER (S.), KÄMPFER (P.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Reclassification of Rhodobium marinum and Rhodobium pfennigii as Afifella marina gen. nov. comb. nov. and Afifella pfennigii comb. nov., a new genus of photoheterotrophic Alphaproteobacteria and emended descriptions of Rhodobium, Rhodobium orientis and Rhodobium gokarnense. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2008, 31, 339-351.
Effective publication Online
2 SAKAMOTO (M.): Personal communication (January 30, 2009).
Rhodobium marinum (Imhoff 1984) Hiraishi et al. 1995, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Imhoff BN 126 = BN 126 = ATCC 35675= CIP 104405 = DSM 2698 = NBRC 100434.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D30790.
Basonym: ¤ Rhodopseudomonas marina Imhoff 1984.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. marinum, of or belonging to the sea, marine.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.), URATA (K.) and SATOH (T.): A new genus of marine budding phototrophic bacteria, Rhodobium gen. nov., which includes Rhodobium orientis sp. nov. and Rhodobium marinum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 226-234.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Afifella marina (Imhoff 1984) Urdiain et al. 2009, comb. nov.
Rhodobium orientis Hiraishi et al. 1995, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MB312 = ATCC 51972= DSM 11290 = JCM 9337.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D30792.
Etymology: L. gen. n. orientis, of the orient.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.), URATA (K.) and SATOH (T.): A new genus of marine budding phototrophic bacteria, Rhodobium gen. nov., which includes Rhodobium orientis sp. nov. and Rhodobium marinum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 226-234.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Rhodobium orientis Hiraishi et al. 1995 emend. Urdiain et al. 2008.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MB312 = ATCC 51972= DSM 11290 = JCM 9337.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D30792.
Etymology: L. gen. n. orientis, of the orient.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 9. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 5-6. [URDIAIN (M.), LÓPEZ-LÓPEZ (A.), GONZALO (C.), BUSSE (H.J.), LANGER (S.), KÄMPFER (P.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Reclassification of Rhodobium marinum and Rhodobium pfennigii as Afifella marina gen. nov. comb. nov. and Afifella pfennigii comb. nov., a new genus of photoheterotrophic Alphaproteobacteria and emended descriptions of Rhodobium, Rhodobium orientis and Rhodobium gokarnense. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2008, 31, 339-351.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 9 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Rhodobium pfennigii Caumette et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AR2102 = ATCC BAA-1145 = DSM 17143.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU445271.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. pfennigii, of Pfennig, named after Norbert Pfennig, a German microbiologist.
Valid publication: CAUMETTE (P.), GUYONEAUD (R.), DURAN (R.), CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.) and MATHERON (R.): Rhodobium pfennigii sp. nov., a phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacterium with unusual bacteriochlorophyll a antennae, isolated from a brackish microbial mat on Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1250-1255.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Afifella pfennigii (Caumette et al. 2007) Urdiain et al. 2009, comb. nov.