Name: Rhodopseudomonas adriatica Neutzling et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: feminine

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

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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

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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