Name: Ectothiorhodospira abdelmalekii Imhoff and Trüper 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ab.del.ma.le’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. abdelmalekii, of Abd-El-Malek, named for Yousef Abd-El-Malek, an Egyptian microbiologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ab-del-ma-LE-ki-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35917; BN 9840; DSM 2110

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16S rRNA gene: X93477 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Imhoff JF, Trüper HG. Ectothiorhodospira abdelmalekii sp. nov., a new halophilic and alkaliphilic phototrophic bacterium. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1981; C2:228-234.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halorhodospira abdelmalekii (Imhoff and Trüper 1982) Imhoff and Süling 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorhodospira abdelmalekii (Imhoff and Trüper 1982) Imhoff and Süling 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Halochlorospira abdelmalekii" (Imhoff and Trüper 1982) Imhoff et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ectothiorhodospira abdelmalekii 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 Ectothiorhodospira.
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Imhoff JF, Trüper HG. Ectothiorhodospira abdelmalekii sp. nov., a new halophilic and alkaliphilic phototrophic bacterium. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1981; C2:228-234.

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Record number: 775869