Name: Phaeobacter gallaeciensis (Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998) Martens et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998

Etymology: gal.lae.ci.en’sis. L. masc. adj. gallaeciensis, pertaining to Gallaecia the roman name for Galicia, the north-west region of Spain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gal-la͡e-ki-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700781; BS107; CIP 105210; DSM 26640; IFO 16654; JCM 21319; NBRC 16654

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y13244 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Martens T, Heidorn T, Pukall R, Simon M, Tindall BJ, Brinkhoff T. Reclassification of Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998 as Phaeobacter gallaeciensis gen. nov., comb. nov., description of Phaeobacter inhibens sp. nov., reclassification of Ruegeria algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Uchino et al. 1999 as Marinovum algicola gen. nov., comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Roseobacter, Ruegeria and Leisingera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1293-1304. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Phaeobacter Martens et al. 2006. Publication: Martens T, Heidorn T, Pukall R, Simon M, Tindall BJ, Brinkhoff T. Reclassification of Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998 as Phaeobacter gallaeciensis gen. nov., comb. nov., description of Phaeobacter inhibens sp. nov., reclassification of Ruegeria algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Uchino et al. 1999 as Marinovum algicola gen. nov., comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Roseobacter, Ruegeria and Leisingera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1293-1304. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 42 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 DSM 17395 is not an authentic type strain of this species. Publication: Buddruhs N, Pradella S, Goker M, Pauker O, Pukall R, Sproer C, Schumann P, Petersen J, Brinkhoff T. Molecular and phenotypic analyses reveal the non-identity of the Phaeobacter gallaeciensis type strain deposits CIP 105210T and DSM 17395. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4340-4349. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced by Frank et al. (2014). Publication: Frank O, Pradella S, Rohde M, Scheuner C, Klenk HP, Goker M, Petersen J. Complete genome sequence of the Phaeobacter gallaeciensis type strain CIP 105210^T (= DSM 26640^T = BS107^T). Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:914-932. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Phaeobacter Martens et al. 2006

Assigned by: Martens T, Heidorn T, Pukall R, Simon M, Tindall BJ, Brinkhoff T. Reclassification of Roseobacter gallaeciensis Ruiz-Ponte et al. 1998 as Phaeobacter gallaeciensis gen. nov., comb. nov., description of Phaeobacter inhibens sp. nov., reclassification of Ruegeria algicola (Lafay et al. 1995) Uchino et al. 1999 as Marinovum algicola gen. nov., comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genera Roseobacter, Ruegeria and Leisingera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1293-1304. 🇩🇪

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