Species Rhodobacter changlensis

Name: Rhodobacter changlensis Anil Kumar et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: chan.glen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. changlensis, pertaining to Changla Pass, the location from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-BAK-ter k^han-GLEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 53722; DSM 18774; JA139; JCM 14338

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: PQ524566 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Rhodobacter changlensis sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, phototrophic alphaproteobacterium from the Himalayas of India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2568-2571. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:313-314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cereibacter changlensis (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Suresh et al. 2015

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Gemmobacter changlensis" (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Hameed et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Gemmobacter changlensis (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Chen et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Catellibacterium changlense (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Zheng et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Cereibacter changlensis (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Suresh et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodobacter changlensis 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 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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: Anil Kumar P, Srinivas TN, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Rhodobacter changlensis sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, phototrophic alphaproteobacterium from the Himalayas of India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2568-2571. 🇮🇳

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