Genus Rhodovastum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Rhodovastum Okamura et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rhodovastum atsumiense Okamura et al. 2018.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; L. neut. adj. vastum, empty, vast; N.L. neut. n. Rhodovastum, the vast rose, referring to the cell color and size.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 180. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68 (2018), 693-694.
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Effective publication: OKAMURA, K., HISADA, T., KANBE, T. and HIRAISHI, A. 2009. Rhodovastum atsumiense gen. nov., gen. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from paddy soil. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1, 43-50.
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Rhodovastum atsumiense Okamura et al. 2018, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G2-11=KCTC 5708=NBRC 104268.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB381935.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. atsumiense, pertaining to Atsumi Peninsula, Japan, where the type strain of this organism was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 180. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68 (2018), 693-694.
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Effective publication: OKAMURA, K., HISADA, T., KANBE, T. and HIRAISHI, A. 2009. Rhodovastum atsumiense gen. nov., gen. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from paddy soil. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1, 43-50.
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