Name: Rhodobacter veldkampii Hansen and Imhoff 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: veld.kam’pi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. veldkampii, of Veldkamp, named for H. Veldkamp, a Dutch microbiologist

Pronunciation, gender: weld-KAM-pi-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35703; BN 714; CIP 103912; DSM 11550; Hansen 51; IFO 16458; NBRC 16458

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16S rRNA gene: D16421 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hansen TA, Imhoff JF. Rhodobacter veldkampii, a new species of phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:115-116.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Phaeovulum veldkampii (Hansen and Imhoff 1985) Suresh et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Phaeovulum veldkampii (Hansen and Imhoff 1985) Suresh et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bieblia veldkampii (Hansen and Imhoff 1985) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodobacter veldkampii 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 12 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. — 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). 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: Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984

Assigned by: Hansen TA, Imhoff JF. Rhodobacter veldkampii, a new species of phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:115-116.

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Record number: 780429