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

Gender: feminine

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

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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
    Pfennigia purpurea (Eichler and Pfennig 1989) Tindall 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Amoebobacter purpureus Eichler and Pfennig 1989	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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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