Species Rhodospirillum sodomense

Name: Rhodospirillum sodomense Mack et al. 1996

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: so.do.men’se. N.L. neut. adj. sodomense, pertaining to the Sea of Sodom, the Talmudic name for the Dead Sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-spi-RIL-lum so-do-MEN-se, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51195; DS1; DSI; DSM 9895

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59072 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Mack EE, Mandelco L, Woese CR, Madigan MT. Rhodospirillum sodomense, sp. nov., a Dead Sea Rhodospirillum species. Arch. Microbiol. 1993; 160:363-371.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 59. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1189-1190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Rhodovibrio sodomensis (Mack et al. 1996) Imhoff et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodovibrio sodomensis (Mack et al. 1996) Imhoff et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodospirillum sodomense 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 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 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rhodospirillum Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mack EE, Mandelco L, Woese CR, Madigan MT. Rhodospirillum sodomense, sp. nov., a Dead Sea Rhodospirillum species. Arch. Microbiol. 1993; 160:363-371.

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