Name: Rhodospirillum oryzae Lakshmi et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ry’zae. L. gen. fem. n. oryzae, of rice, pertaining to the isolation of the type strain from rice paddy soil

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-RY-za͡e, neuter

Type strain: JA318; KCTC 5960; NBRC 107573

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM901295 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lakshmi KV, Sasikala Ch, Ramaprasad EV, Ramana ChV. Rhodospirillum oryzae sp. nov., a phototrophic bacterium isolated from rhizosphere soil of paddy. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3050-3055. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pararhodospirillum oryzae (Lakshmi et al. 2013) Lakshmi et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pararhodospirillum oryzae (Lakshmi et al. 2013) Lakshmi et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodospirillum oryzae 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 Rhodospirillum.
  • 😷 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: Rhodospirillum Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lakshmi KV, Sasikala Ch, Ramaprasad EV, Ramana ChV. Rhodospirillum oryzae sp. nov., a phototrophic bacterium isolated from rhizosphere soil of paddy. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3050-3055. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 791012