Species Porphyrobacter colymbi

Name: Porphyrobacter colymbi Furuhata et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: co.lym’bi. L. gen. masc. n. colymbi, of a swimming pool, thus indicating the site of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: por-p^hy-ro-BAK-ter ko-LYM-bi, masculine

Type strain: JCM 18338; KCTC 32078; TPW-24

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB702992 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Furuhata K, Edagawa A, Miyamoto H, Kawakami Y, Fukuyama M. Porphyrobacter colymbi sp. nov. isolated from swimming pool water in Tokyo, Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2013; 59:245-250. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3931-3934.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Erythrobacter colymbi (Furuhata et al. 2013) Xu et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erythrobacter colymbi (Furuhata et al. 2013) Xu et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Porphyrobacter colymbi 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 Porphyrobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993

Assigned by: Furuhata K, Edagawa A, Miyamoto H, Kawakami Y, Fukuyama M. Porphyrobacter colymbi sp. nov. isolated from swimming pool water in Tokyo, Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2013; 59:245-250. 🇯🇵

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