Name: Lamprocystis purpurea (Eichler and Pfennig 1989) Imhoff 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Amoebobacter purpureus Eichler and Pfennig 1989

Etymology: pur.pu’re.a. L. fem. adj. purpurea, purple or purple-red, referring to the colour of the substrate mycelium of the organism

Pronunciation, gender: pur-PU-re-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49210; BN 4450; DSM 4197; Schleinsee; Strain ThScb 12; ThSch 12

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ223235 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Imhoff JF. Transfer of Pfennigia purpurea tindall 1999 (Amoebobacter purpureus Eichler and Pfennig 1988) to the genus Lamprocystis as Lamprocystis purpurea comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1699-1701.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Amoebobacter purpureus Eichler and Pfennig 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pfennigia purpurea (Eichler and Pfennig 1989) Tindall 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Lamprocystis purpurea (Eichler and Pfennig 1989) Imhoff 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Imhoff 2001, Amoebobacter purpureus Eichler and Pfennig 1989 is erroneously cited as Amoebobacter purpureus Eichler and Pfennig 1988 (sic). Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 81. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1755-1763.

Parent taxon: Lamprocystis Schroeter 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Imhoff JF. Transfer of Pfennigia purpurea tindall 1999 (Amoebobacter purpureus Eichler and Pfennig 1988) to the genus Lamprocystis as Lamprocystis purpurea comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1699-1701.

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Record number: 777433