Species Porphyrobacter sanguineus

Name: Porphyrobacter sanguineus (ex Ahrens and Rheinheimer 1967) Hiraishi et al. 2002

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: san.gui’ne.us. L. masc. adj. sanguineus, probably meaning of blood or blood-colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: por-p^hy-ro-BAK-ter san-GU͡I-ne-us, masculine

Type strain: A91; ATCC 25659; DSM 11032; IAM 12620; ICPB 4167; IFO 15763; JCM 20691; NBRC 15763; NCIMB 1539; NCMB 1539

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB021493 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hiraishi A, Yonemitsu Y, Matsushita M, Shin YK, Kuraishi H, Kawahara K. Characterization of Porphyrobacter sanguineus sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium capable of degrading biphenyl and dibenzofuran. Arch Microbiol 2002; 178:45-52. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 88. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1915-1916.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Erythrobacter sanguineus (Hiraishi et al. 2002 ex Ahrens and Rheinheimer 1967) Xu et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Agrobacterium sanguineum" Ahrens and Rheinheimer 1967	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Erythrobacter sanguineus (Hiraishi et al. 2002 ex Ahrens and Rheinheimer 1967) Xu et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 11302.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Porphyrobacter sanguineus 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 In Validation List no. 88, Porphyrobacter sanguineus is cited as a new species, Porphyrobacter sanguineus Hiraishi et al. 2002, sp. nov. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 88. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1915-1916.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. 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: Hiraishi A, Yonemitsu Y, Matsushita M, Shin YK, Kuraishi H, Kawahara K. Characterization of Porphyrobacter sanguineus sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium capable of degrading biphenyl and dibenzofuran. Arch Microbiol 2002; 178:45-52. 🇯🇵

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