Name: Rhodocyclus purpureus Pfennig 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pur.pu’re.us. L. masc. adj. purpureus, purple-colored, purple, violet

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 6770; DSM 168; LMG 7759

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M34132 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pfennig N. Rhodocyclus purpureus gen. nov. and sp. nov., a ring-shaped, vitamin B12-requiring member of the family Rhodospirillaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:283-288.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rhodocyclus Pfennig 1978 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pfennig N. Rhodocyclus purpureus gen. nov. and sp. nov., a ring-shaped, vitamin B12-requiring member of the family Rhodospirillaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:283-288.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 12 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Rhodocyclus Pfennig 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pfennig N. Rhodocyclus purpureus gen. nov. and sp. nov., a ring-shaped, vitamin B12-requiring member of the family Rhodospirillaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:283-288.

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Record number: 780483