Name: Ectothiorhodosinus mongolicus corrig. Gorlenko et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mon.go’li.cus. N.L. masc. adj. mongolicus, belonging to Mongolia

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 15479; M9; UNIQEM U217

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY298904 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gorlenko VM, Briantseva IA, Panteleeva EE, Turova TP, Kolganova TV, Makhneva ZK, Moskalenko AA. [Ectothiorhodosinus mongolicum gen. nov., sp. nov.,--a new purple sulfur bacterium from soda lake in Mongolia]. Mikrobiologiia 2004; 73:80-88.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 116. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1371-1373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ectothiorhodosinus mongolicum Gorlenko et al. 2007	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ectothiorhodosinus Gorlenko et al. 2007. Publication: Gorlenko VM, Briantseva IA, Panteleeva EE, Turova TP, Kolganova TV, Makhneva ZK, Moskalenko AA. [Ectothiorhodosinus mongolicum gen. nov., sp. nov.,--a new purple sulfur bacterium from soda lake in Mongolia]. Mikrobiologiia 2004; 73:80-88.
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication, the GenBank accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain is erroneously cited as AY299804. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet, Ectothiorhodosinus mongolicum (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 116. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1371-1373.

Parent taxon: Ectothiorhodosinus Gorlenko et al. 2007

Assigned by: Gorlenko VM, Briantseva IA, Panteleeva EE, Turova TP, Kolganova TV, Makhneva ZK, Moskalenko AA. [Ectothiorhodosinus mongolicum gen. nov., sp. nov.,--a new purple sulfur bacterium from soda lake in Mongolia]. Mikrobiologiia 2004; 73:80-88.

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