Name: Rhodoplanes roseus (Janssen and Harfoot 1991) Hiraishi and Ueda 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodopseudomonas rosea Janssen and Harfoot 1991

Etymology: ro’se.us. L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-colored, pink

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RO-se-us, masculine

Type strain: 941; ATCC 49724; DSM 5909; Janssen and Harfoot 941

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16S rRNA gene: D25313 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hiraishi A, Ueda Y. Rhodoplanes gen. nov., a new genus of phototrophic bacteria including Rhodopseudomonas rosea as Rhodoplanes roseus comb. nov. and Rhodoplanes elegans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:665-673. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodopseudomonas rosea Janssen and Harfoot 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rhodoplanes Hiraishi and Ueda 1994. Publication: Hiraishi A, Ueda Y. Rhodoplanes gen. nov., a new genus of phototrophic bacteria including Rhodopseudomonas rosea as Rhodoplanes roseus comb. nov. and Rhodoplanes elegans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:665-673. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Rhodoplanes Hiraishi and Ueda 1994

Assigned by: Hiraishi A, Ueda Y. Rhodoplanes gen. nov., a new genus of phototrophic bacteria including Rhodopseudomonas rosea as Rhodoplanes roseus comb. nov. and Rhodoplanes elegans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:665-673. 🇯🇵

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