Genus Rhodoblastus
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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).
Rhodoblastus Imhoff 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rhodoblastus acidophilus (Pfennig 1969) Imhoff 2001.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rbl. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; Gr. masc. n. blastos, bud shoot; N.L. masc. n. Rhodoblastus, the budding rose.
Valid publication: IMHOFF (J.F.): Transfer of Rhodopseudomonas acidophila to the new genus Rhodoblastus as Rhodoblastus acidophilus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1863-1866.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rhodoblastus acidophilus (Pfennig 1969) Imhoff 2001, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Pfennig 7050 = ATCC 25092= CIP 103962 = DSM 137 = LMG 4304.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733696.
Basonym: ¤ Rhodopseudomonas acidophila Pfennig 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus sour), an acid; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. acidophilus, acid-loving.
Valid publication: IMHOFF (J.F.): Transfer of Rhodopseudomonas acidophila to the new genus Rhodoblastus as Rhodoblastus acidophilus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1863-1866.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rhodoblastus sphagnicola Kulichevskaya et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RS = DSM 16996 = VKM B-2361.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM040096.
Etymology: N.L. n. Sphagnum, generic name of sphagnum moss; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant, dweller; N.L. n. sphagnicola, inhabitant of Sphagnum.
Valid publication: KULICHEVSKAYA (I.S.), GUZEV (V.S.), GORLENKO (V.M.), LIESACK (W.) and DEDYSH (S.N.): Rhodoblastus sphagnicola sp. nov., a novel acidophilic purple non-sulfur bacterium from Sphagnum peat bog. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1397-1402.
Original article in IJSEM Online