Name: Rhodospirillum Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. neut. n. rhodon, the rose; N.L. neut. dim. n. Spirillum, a bacterial genus; N.L. neut. dim. n. Rhodospirillum, the rose Spirillum

Gender: neuter (stem: Rhodospirill-)

Type species: Rhodospirillum rubrum (Esmarch 1887) Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Molisch H. Die Purpurbakterien nach neuen Untersuchungen I-VII. G. Fischer, Jena, 1907.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Imhoff et al. 1984 Imhoff JF, Trüper HG, Pfennig N. Rearrangement of the species and genera of the phototrophic "purple nonsulfur bacteria". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:340-343.
    Notes:
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 1 species from the genus.
  • Imhoff et al. 1998 Imhoff JF, Petri R, Suling J. Reclassification of species of the spiral-shaped phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria of the alpha-Proteobacteria: description of the new genera Phaeospirillum gen. nov., Rhodovibrio gen. nov., Rhodothalassium gen. nov. and Roseospira gen. nov. as well as transfer of Rhodospirillum fulvum to Phaeospirillum fulvum comb. nov., of Rhodospirillum molischianum to Phaeospirillum molischianum comb. nov., of Rhodospirillum salinarum to Rhodovibrio salexigens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:793-798. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.
    Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 5 species from the genus.
  • Lakshmi et al. 2014 Lakshmi KV, Divyasree B, Ramprasad EV, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Reclassification of Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907, Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008 and Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013 in a new genus, Pararhodospirillum gen. nov., as Pararhodospirillum photometricum comb. nov., Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens comb. nov. and Pararhodospirillum oryzae comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Rhodospirillum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1154-1159. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.
    Notes:
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 3 species from the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pfennig N, Trüper HG. Higher Taxa of the Phototrophic Bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:17-18.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pfennig N, Trüper HG. Higher Taxa of the Phototrophic Bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:17-18.
  • 🧕 Bergey et al. (1923) assigned this genus to the subfamily "Rhodobacterioideae". Publication: Waksman SA. Genus III. Actinomyces Harz,. In: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923, p. 339-371.
  • 🧕 Breed et al. (1948) assigned this genus to the family "Athiorhodaceae" Molisch 1907. Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
  • 🧕 Breed et al. (1957) assigned this genus to the family "Athiorhodaceae" Molisch 1907. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1998) assigned this genus to the infraphylum "Alphabacteria" (Cavalier-Smith 1992) Cavalier-Smith 1998. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith and Chao (2020) assigned this genus to the class "Caulobacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2020. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753.
  • 🧕 Kluyver and Van Niel (1936) assigned this genus to the tribe Spirilleae Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.
  • 🧕 Pfennig and Trüper (1971) assigned this genus to the order Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pfennig N, Trüper HG. Higher Taxa of the Phototrophic Bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:17-18.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Spirillum" Hassall 1845. Publication: Esmarch E. Über die Reinkultur eines Spirillum. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung I 1887; 1:225-230.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Hhodospirillum"; "Khodospirillum"; "Rbodospirillum"; "Rfwdospirillum"; "Rhadospirillum"; "Rhoclospirillum"; "Rhodaspirillum"; "Rhodmpirillum"; "Rhodoapirillum"; "Rhodospihillum"; "Rhodospinllum"; "Rhodospirdlum"; "Rhodospiriflum"; "Rhodospirihm"; "Rhodospirilfum"; "Rhodospirilium"; "Rhodospirillium"; "Rhodospirilllum"; "Rhodospirillnm"; "Rhodospirillura"; "Rhodospiriltum"; "Rhodospirilum"; "Rhodospiriluum"; "Rhodospiritlum"; "Rhodospirrillum"; "Rhodospjrillum"; "Rhodospririllum"; "Rhodosptriltum"; "Rhoduspirillum"; "Rhorlospirillum"; "Rhotlospirillum"; "Rhudmpirillum"; "Rhudospirillum"; "Rkodospirillum".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Imhoff JF, Madigan MT. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the Meetings, 28 August 2000, Barcelona, Spain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2002; 52:2335-2336.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trüper HG, Imhoff JF. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology - Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trueper HG, Imhoff JF. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Imhoff JF, Wilmotte A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria: minutes of the meetings, 11 August 2009, Montreal, Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3907-3909.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Imhoff JF, Wilmotte A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Phototrophic Bacteria: Minutes of the meetings, 4 August 2015, Tubingen, Germany. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5211.
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Lakshmi et al. (2014). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 11; ATCC: 11; NBRC: 4; JCM: 2; NRRL: 1; CIP: 1; IFO: 1; KCTC: 1; CCUG: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ROSP" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 13

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Rhodospirillum centenum Favinger et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodospirillum fulvum van Niel 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Rhodospirillum giganteum" Molisch 1907	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Rhodospirillum mediosalinum" Kompantseva and Gorlenko 1984	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Rhodospirillum molischianum Giesberger 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodospirillum rubrum (Esmarch 1887) Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rhodospirillum salexigens Drews 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodospirillum salinarum Nissen and Dundas 1985	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodospirillum sodomense Mack et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodospirillum tenue Pfennig 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pfennig N, Trüper HG. Higher Taxa of the Phototrophic Bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:17-18.

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