Name: Ectothiorhodospira shaposhnikovii Cherni et al. 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sha.posh.ni.ko’vi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. shaposhnikovii, of Shaposhnikov, named for D. I. Shaposhnikov, a Russian microbiologist

Pronunciation, gender: s͡ha-pos͡h-ni-KO-wi-i, feminine

Type strain: 1; ATCC BAA-49; DSM 243; KMMGU, N1; Kondratieva N1; SMG 243; VKM B-1525

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16S rRNA gene: M59151 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cherni NE, Soloveva JV, Fedorova VD, Kondrateva EN. The ultrastructure of cells of the species of purple sulfur bacteria. Mikrobiologiya 1969; 38:479-484.

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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ectothiorhodospira vacuolata Imhoff et al. 1982	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Ventura et al. 2000 Ventura S, Viti C, Pastorelli R, Giovannetti L. Revision of species delineation in the genus Ectothiorhodospira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:583-591. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.
    Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Ventura et al. (2000), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Ectothiorhodospira vacuolata Imhoff et al. 1982. Publication: Ventura S, Viti C, Pastorelli R, Giovannetti L. Revision of species delineation in the genus Ectothiorhodospira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:583-591.
  • 😷 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 54 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Ectothiorhodospira Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cherni NE, Soloveva JV, Fedorova VD, Kondrateva EN. The ultrastructure of cells of the species of purple sulfur bacteria. Mikrobiologiya 1969; 38:479-484.

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Record number: 775875