Name: Rhodoblastus sphagnicola Kulichevskaya et al. 2006
Etymology: sphag.ni’co.la. N.L. neut. n. Sphagnum, generic name of sphagnum moss; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. sphagnicola, inhabitant of Sphagnum
Type strain: DSM 16996; RS; VKM B-2361
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16S rRNA gene: AM040096 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Kulichevskaya IS, Guzev VS, Gorlenko VM, Liesack W, Dedysh SN. Rhodoblastus sphagnicola sp. nov., a novel acidophilic purple non-sulfur bacterium from Sphagnum peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1397-1402.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Rhodoblastus Imhoff 2001
Assigned by: Kulichevskaya IS, Guzev VS, Gorlenko VM, Liesack W, Dedysh SN. Rhodoblastus sphagnicola sp. nov., a novel acidophilic purple non-sulfur bacterium from Sphagnum peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1397-1402.
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