Name: Rhodopseudomonas adriatica Neutzling et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.dri.a’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. adriatica, pertaining to the Adriatic Sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-dri-A-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35885; BN 721(6II); DSM 2781; Imhoff 6II

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D16418 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Neutzling O, Imhoff JF, Truper HG. Rhodopseudomonas adriatica sp. nov., a new species of the Rhodospirillaceae, dependent on reduced sulfur compounds. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 137:256-261. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 16. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:503-504.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rhodovulum adriaticum (Neutzling et al. 1984) Hiraishi and Ueda 1994

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodobacter adriaticus (Neutzling et al. 1984) Imhoff et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodovulum adriaticum (Neutzling et al. 1984) Hiraishi and Ueda 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodopseudomonas adriatica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Rhodopseudomonas.
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Rhodopseudomonas Czurda and Maresch 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Neutzling O, Imhoff JF, Truper HG. Rhodopseudomonas adriatica sp. nov., a new species of the Rhodospirillaceae, dependent on reduced sulfur compounds. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 137:256-261. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 780497