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Species Rhodobacter maris

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Alphaproteobacteria Rhodobacterales Paracoccaceae Rhodobacter Rhodobacter maris

Name: Rhodobacter maris Venkata Ramana et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma’ris. L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea, pertaining to the habitat from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rho-do-BAK-ter MA-ris, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1549; CCUG 55129; JA276; JCM 14794

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16S rRNA gene: AM745438 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Venkata Ramana V, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Rhodobacter maris sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from a marine habitat of India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1719-1722. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • 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:
    • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Venkata Ramana V, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Rhodobacter maris sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from a marine habitat of India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1719-1722. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 787471

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