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Species Erythrobacter citreus
Name: Erythrobacter citreus Denner et al. 2002
Etymology: ci’tre.us. L. masc. adj. citreus, describing the lemon-yellow pigmentation
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KI-tre-us, masculine
Type strain: CIP 107092; DSM 14432; JCM 21816; RE35F/1
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF118020
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Denner EB, Vybiral D, Koblizek M, Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Velimirov B. Erythrobacter citreus sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented bacterium that lacks bacteriochlorophyll a, isolated from the western Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1655-1661. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Qipengyuania citrea (Denner et al. 2002) Xu et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Qipengyuania citrea (Denner et al. 2002) Xu et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Erythrobacter citreus 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 Erythrobacter.
- 😷 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 12 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The specific epithet is a "L. adj.", not a "M.L. adj." as cited in the paper by Denner et al. 2002.
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. 🇫🇷
Parent taxon: Erythrobacter Shiba and Simidu 1982
Assigned by:
Denner EB, Vybiral D, Koblizek M, Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Velimirov B. Erythrobacter citreus sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented bacterium that lacks bacteriochlorophyll a, isolated from the western Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1655-1661. 🇦🇹
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Record number: 776040
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