Name: Rhodomicrobium vannielii Duchow and Douglas 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: van.niel’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. vannielii, of van Niel, named for C.B. van Niel, an American microbiologist

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 17100; DSM 162; LMG 4299

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN666247 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Duchow E, Douglas HC. RHODOMICROBIUM VANNIELII, A NEW PHOTOHETEROTROPHIC BACTERIUM. J Bacteriol 1949; 58:409-416.

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

• 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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rhodomicrobium Duchow and Douglas 1949 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Duchow E, Douglas HC. RHODOMICROBIUM VANNIELII, A NEW PHOTOHETEROTROPHIC BACTERIUM. J Bacteriol 1949; 58:409-416.
  • 😷 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 54 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Rhodomicrobium Duchow and Douglas 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Duchow E, Douglas HC. RHODOMICROBIUM VANNIELII, A NEW PHOTOHETEROTROPHIC BACTERIUM. J Bacteriol 1949; 58:409-416.

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Record number: 780489