Name: Albidovulum inexpectatum Albuquerque et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.ex.pec.ta’tum. L. neut. adj. inexpectatum, unexpected, because the organism has characteristics that are unexpected

Pronunciation, gender: in-ex-pek-TA-tum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-387; DSM 12048; FRR-10

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF465833 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Albuquerque L, Santos J, Travassos P, Nobre MF, Rainey FA, Wait R, Empadinhas N, Silva MT, da Costa MS. Albidovulum inexpectatum gen. nov., sp. nov., a nonphotosynthetic and slightly thermophilic bacterium from a marine hot spring that is very closely related to members of the photosynthetic genus Rhodovulum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002; 68:4266-4273.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 89. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Albidovulum Albuquerque et al. 2003. Publication: Albuquerque L, Santos J, Travassos P, Nobre MF, Rainey FA, Wait R, Empadinhas N, Silva MT, da Costa MS. Albidovulum inexpectatum gen. nov., sp. nov., a nonphotosynthetic and slightly thermophilic bacterium from a marine hot spring that is very closely related to members of the photosynthetic genus Rhodovulum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002; 68:4266-4273.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In Validation List no. 89, the type strain ATCC BAA-387 is erroneously cited as ATCC BAA-388. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 89. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1-2.

Parent taxon: Albidovulum Albuquerque et al. 2003

Assigned by: Albuquerque L, Santos J, Travassos P, Nobre MF, Rainey FA, Wait R, Empadinhas N, Silva MT, da Costa MS. Albidovulum inexpectatum gen. nov., sp. nov., a nonphotosynthetic and slightly thermophilic bacterium from a marine hot spring that is very closely related to members of the photosynthetic genus Rhodovulum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002; 68:4266-4273.

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