Name: Rhodocyclus gracilis Kyndt et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gra’ci.lis. L. masc. adj. gracilis, Slender

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-KY-klus GRA-ki-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 110; JCM 35354; Pfennig 3760

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OM179767 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kyndt JA, Aviles FA, Imhoff JF, Kunzel S, Neulinger SC, Meyer TE. Comparative Genome Analysis of the Photosynthetic Betaproteobacteria of the Genus Rhodocyclus: Heterogeneity within Strains Assigned to Rhodocyclus tenuis and Description of Rhodocyclus gracilis sp. nov. as a New Species. Microorganisms 2022; 10:0. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 207. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5517.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Rhodocyclus tenuis (Pfennig 1969) Imhoff et al. 1984. Publication: Imhoff JF, Trüper HG, Pfennig N. Rearrangement of the species and genera of the phototrophic "purple nonsulfur bacteria". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:340-343. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Rhodocyclus Pfennig 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kyndt JA, Aviles FA, Imhoff JF, Kunzel S, Neulinger SC, Meyer TE. Comparative Genome Analysis of the Photosynthetic Betaproteobacteria of the Genus Rhodocyclus: Heterogeneity within Strains Assigned to Rhodocyclus tenuis and Description of Rhodocyclus gracilis sp. nov. as a New Species. Microorganisms 2022; 10:0. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 28019