Name: Pararhodospirillum oryzae (Lakshmi et al. 2013) Lakshmi et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013

Etymology: o.ry’zae. L. gen. fem. n. oryzae, of rice

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-r^ho-do-spi-RIL-lum o-RY-za͡e, neuter

Type strain: JA318; KCTC 5960; NBRC 107573

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16S rRNA gene: AM901295 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lakshmi KV, Divyasree B, Ramprasad EV, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Reclassification of Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907, Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008 and Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013 in a new genus, Pararhodospirillum gen. nov., as Pararhodospirillum photometricum comb. nov., Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens comb. nov. and Pararhodospirillum oryzae comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Rhodospirillum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1154-1159. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pararhodospirillum Lakshmi et al. 2014

Assigned by: Lakshmi KV, Divyasree B, Ramprasad EV, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Reclassification of Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907, Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008 and Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013 in a new genus, Pararhodospirillum gen. nov., as Pararhodospirillum photometricum comb. nov., Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens comb. nov. and Pararhodospirillum oryzae comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Rhodospirillum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1154-1159. 🇮🇳

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