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Species Rhodobacter blastica
Name: Rhodobacter blastica (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Kawasaki et al. 1994
Basonym: Rhodopseudomonas blastica Eckersley and Dow 1981
Pronunciation, gender: BLAS-ti-ka, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 33485; CGMCC 1.3365; CIP 104374; DSM 2131; DSM 26431; IFO 16437; LMG 4305; NBRC 16437; NCIB 11576; NCIMB 11576
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D16429
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kawasaki H, Hoshino Y, Hirata A, Yamasato K. Is intracytoplasmic membrane structure a generic criterion? It does not coincide with phylogenetic interrelationships among phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacteria. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:358-362. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 51. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:852.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Rhodobacter blasticus corrig. (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Kawasaki et al. 1994
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Tabrizicola blastica (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Hördt et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pseudogemmobacter blasticus (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Huang et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Rhodopseudomonas blastica Eckersley and Dow 1981 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Fuscovulum blasticum (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Suresh et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Rhodobacter blasticus corrig. (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Kawasaki et al. 1994 corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984
Assigned by:
Kawasaki H, Hoshino Y, Hirata A, Yamasato K. Is intracytoplasmic membrane structure a generic criterion? It does not coincide with phylogenetic interrelationships among phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacteria. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:358-362.
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Record number: 784771
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