Name: Chromatium glycolicum Caumette et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gly.co’li.cum. N.L. neut. n. glycol, glycol; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. glycolicum, related to the ability to use glycolate as substrate

Pronunciation, gender: gly-KO-li-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700202; DSM 11080; SL 3201

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16S rRNA gene: X93472 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Caumette P, Imhoff JF, Suling J, Matheron R. Chromatium glycolicum sp. nov., a moderately halophilic purple sulfur bacterium that uses glycolate as substrate. Arch Microbiol 1997; 167:11-18.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 62. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:915-916.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halochromatium glycolicum (Caumette et al. 1997) Imhoff et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halochromatium glycolicum (Caumette et al. 1997) Imhoff et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Chromatium glycolicum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Chromatium.
  • 😷 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 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Caumette P, Imhoff JF, Suling J, Matheron R. Chromatium glycolicum sp. nov., a moderately halophilic purple sulfur bacterium that uses glycolate as substrate. Arch Microbiol 1997; 167:11-18.

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Record number: 774680