Genus Roseateles
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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").
Roseateles Suyama et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Roseateles depolymerans Suyama et al. 1999.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rst. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: L. adj. roseus, rose-coloured, pink; Gr. adj. ateles, defective, incomplete; N.L. masc. n. roseateles, the rose-coloured incomplete (photosynthetic bacterium).
Valid publication: SUYAMA (T.), SHIGEMATSU (T.), TAKAICHI (S.), NODASAKA (Y.), FUJIKAWA (S.), HOSOYA (H.), TOKIWA (Y.), KANAGAWA (T.) and HANADA (S.): Roseateles depolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacteriochlorophyll a-containing obligate aerobe belonging to the β-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 449-457.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Roseateles Suyama et al. 1999 emend. Gomila et al. 2008.
Reference: GOMILA (M.), BOWIEN (B.), FALSEN (E.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and LALUCAT (J.): Description of Roseateles aquatilis sp. nov. and Roseateles terrae sp. nov., in the class Betaproteobacteria, and emended description of the genus Roseateles. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 6-11.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Roseateles aquatilis Gomila et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 48205 = CECT 7248.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM501446.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aquatilis, aquatic, growing in water.
Valid publication: GOMILA (M.), BOWIEN (B.), FALSEN (E.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and LALUCAT (J.): Description of Roseateles aquatilis sp. nov. and Roseateles terrae sp. nov., in the class Betaproteobacteria, and emended description of the genus Roseateles. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 6-11.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Roseateles depolymerans Suyama et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 61A = CCUG 52219 = DSM 11813.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB003623.
Etymology: N.L. v. depolymerare, to depolymerize; N.L. part. adj. depolymerans, depolymerizing.
Valid publication: SUYAMA (T.), SHIGEMATSU (T.), TAKAICHI (S.), NODASAKA (Y.), FUJIKAWA (S.), HOSOYA (H.), TOKIWA (Y.), KANAGAWA (T.) and HANADA (S.): Roseateles depolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacteriochlorophyll a-containing obligate aerobe belonging to the β-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 449-457.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Roseateles terrae Gomila et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 52222 = CECT 7247.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM501445.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terrae, of the soil.
Valid publication: GOMILA (M.), BOWIEN (B.), FALSEN (E.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and LALUCAT (J.): Description of Roseateles aquatilis sp. nov. and Roseateles terrae sp. nov., in the class Betaproteobacteria, and emended description of the genus Roseateles. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 6-11.
Original article in IJSEM Online