Name: Luteovulum johrii (Girija et al. 2010) Suresh et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodobacter johrii Girija et al. 2010

Etymology: joh’ri.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. johrii, of B. N. Johri, an eminent and well-known Indian microbiologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … JOH-ri-i, neuter

Type strain: DSM 18678; JA192; JCM 14543; MTCC 8172

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM398152 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Corrigendum: Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1111. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Cereibacter johrii (Girija et al. 2010) Hördt et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cereibacter johrii (Girija et al. 2010) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodobacter johrii Girija et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Luteovulum johrii" (Girija et al. 2010) Suresh et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Luteovulum johrii 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 Luteovulum.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Luteovulum Suresh et al. 2020

Assigned by: Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Corrigendum: Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1111. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 15275