Name: Pararhodospirillum sulfurexigens (Anil Kumar et al. 2008) Lakshmi et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008

Etymology: sul.fu.re’xi.gens. L. pres. part. exigens, requiring; N.L. part. adj. sulfurexigens, sulfur-demanding, referring to the requirement for a reduced sulfur source for growth

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 19785; JA143; JCM 14885; NBRC 104433

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AM710622 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 sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008	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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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