Name: Chromatium gracile Strzeszewski 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gra’ci.le. L. neut. adj. gracile, thin, slender

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hro-MA-ti-um GRA-ki-le, neuter

Type strain: 8611; DSM 203; Hadley Harbor; SMG 203

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16S rRNA gene: EU850806 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Strzeszewski B. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Schwefelflora in der Umgebung von Krakau. Bulletin de l'Académie des Sciences de Cracovie Série B 1913; 1913:309-334.

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: synonym

Correct name: Marichromatium gracile (Strzeszewski 1913) Imhoff et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Marichromatium gracile (Strzeszewski 1913) Imhoff et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Chromatium gracile 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 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Chromatium Perty 1852 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Strzeszewski B. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Schwefelflora in der Umgebung von Krakau. Bulletin de l'Académie des Sciences de Cracovie Série B 1913; 1913:309-334.

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