Genus Rhodoglobus
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: 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).
Rhodoglobus Sheridan et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rhodoglobus vestalii Sheridan et al. 2003.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; L. masc. n. globus, ball; N.L. masc. n. rhodoglobus, red ball.
Valid publication: SHERIDAN (P.P.), LOVELAND-CURTZE (J.), MITEVA (V.I.) and BRENCHLEY (J.E.): Rhodoglobus vestalii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic organism isolated from an Antarctic Dry Valley lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 985-994.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rhodoglobus aureus (Reddy et al. 2003) An et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CMS 81y = CIP 107785 = DSM 15303 = JCM 12762 = MTCC 4657.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ438586.
Basonym: ¤ Leifsonia aurea Reddy et al. 2003.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aureus, golden, referring to the yellowish pigment that the bacterium produces.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 137. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1-3.
Effective publication: AN (S.Y.), XIAO (T.) and YOKOTA (A.): Reclassification of Leifsonia aurea to the genus Rhodoglobus as Rhodoglobus aureus comb. nov., and emended description of Rhodoglobus vestalii Sheridan et al. 2003. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 56, 53-55.
Validation List no. 137 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The IAM number (IAM 15170) cited in the original publication is associated with a collection that had ceased to operate prior to publication of the paper. The JCM has accessed many of the IAM strains. IAM 15170 was accessed as JCM 12762. The IAM number is, therefore not cited in Validation List 137.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 137 (footnote #). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61,1-3.
Validation List no. 137 in IJSEM Online
Rhodoglobus vestalii Sheridan et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LV3 = ATCC BAA-534 = CIP 107482 = JCM 12695 = NBRC 103084.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ459101.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. vestalii, of Vestal, in honour of J. Robie Vestal, who studied Antarctic micro-organisms.
Valid publication: SHERIDAN (P.P.), LOVELAND-CURTZE (J.), MITEVA (V.I.) and BRENCHLEY (J.E.): Rhodoglobus vestalii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic organism isolated from an Antarctic Dry Valley lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 985-994.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Rhodoglobus vestalii Sheridan et al. 2003 emend. An et al. 2010.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LV3 = ATCC BAA-534 = CIP 107482 = JCM 12695 = NBRC 103084.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ459101.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. vestalii, of Vestal, in honour of J. Robie Vestal, who studied Antarctic micro-organisms.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 12. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1482-1483 [AN (S.Y.), XIAO (T.) and YOKOTA (A.): Reclassification of Leifsonia aurea to the genus Rhodoglobus as Rhodoglobus aureus comb. nov., and emended description of Rhodoglobus vestalii Sheridan et al. 2003. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 56, 53-55.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 12 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online