Species Allochromatium warmingii

Name: Allochromatium warmingii (Cohn 1875) Imhoff et al. 1998

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Monas warmingii" Cohn 1875

Etymology: war.ming’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. warmingii, of Warming, named for E. Warming, a Danish botanist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-lo-k^hro-MA-ti-um war-MIN͡G-i-i, neuter

Type strain: 6512; ATCC 14959; DSM 173; Melbourne; SMG 173

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16S rRNA gene: Y12365 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Monas warmingii" Cohn 1875	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Chromatium warmingii (Cohn 1875) Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Allochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998

Assigned by: Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143. 🇩🇪

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