Name: Rhodovarius lipocyclicus Kämpfer et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.po.cy’cli.cus. Gr. neut. n. lipos, fat; L. masc. adj. cyclicus, cyclic; N.L. masc. adj. lipocyclicus, referring to cyclic (circular) fatty acids

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-po-KY-kli-kus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 44693; CIP 108310

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16S rRNA gene: AJ633644 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Rossello-Mora R, Kjellin E, Falsen E. Rhodovarius lipocyclicus gen. nov. sp. nov., a new genus of the alpha-1 subclass of the Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:511-516. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 100. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1909-1910.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rhodovarius Kämpfer et al. 2004. Publication: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Rossello-Mora R, Kjellin E, Falsen E. Rhodovarius lipocyclicus gen. nov. sp. nov., a new genus of the alpha-1 subclass of the Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:511-516. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 In the protologue, the strain CCUG 44693 is erroneously cited as CCUG 44396. — 🧍 The name of the third author (R. Rosselló-Mora) is erroneously given as Rosséllo-Mora in the effective publication. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 98. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1005-1006.

Parent taxon: Rhodovarius Kämpfer et al. 2004

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Rossello-Mora R, Kjellin E, Falsen E. Rhodovarius lipocyclicus gen. nov. sp. nov., a new genus of the alpha-1 subclass of the Proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:511-516. 🇩🇪

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