Name: Rhodobacter blasticus corrig. (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Kawasaki et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodopseudomonas blastica Eckersley and Dow 1981

Etymology: blas’ti.cus. Gr. adj. blastikos -ê -on, budding, sprouting; N.L. masc. adj. blasticus, budding, apt to bud

Pronunciation, gender: BLAS-ti-kus, 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: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudogemmobacter blasticus (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Huang et al. 2024

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • 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
    Rhodobacter blastica (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Kawasaki et al. 1994	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    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

• 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:
  • ❗ Rhodobacter blasticus 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 Rhodobacter.
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 25 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.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:585; Rhodobacter blastica (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Revised nomenclature of specific or subspecific epithets that do not agree in gender with generic names that end in -bacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:585.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Rhodobacter blastica (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1997. Publication: Euzéby JP. Revised nomenclature of specific or subspecific epithets that do not agree in gender with generic names that end in -bacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:585.

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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