Name: Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis Keppen and Gorlenko 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sul.fo.vi’ri.dis. L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); L. masc./fem. adj. viridis, green; N.L. fem. adj. sulfoviridis, green and with sulfur

Pronunciation, gender: sul-fo-WI-ri-dis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 729; NBRC 103805; V.M. Gorlenko P1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D86514 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Keppen OI, Gorlenko VM. Characteristics of a new species of budding purple bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll b. Mikrobiologiya 1975; 44:258-264.

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: synonym

Correct name: Blastochloris sulfoviridis (Keppen and Gorlenko 1975) Hiraishi 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Blastochloris sulfoviridis (Keppen and Gorlenko 1975) Hiraishi 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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

Assigned by: Keppen OI, Gorlenko VM. Characteristics of a new species of budding purple bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll b. Mikrobiologiya 1975; 44:258-264.

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Record number: 780513