Name: Rhodovastum atsumiense Okamura et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: at.su.mi.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. atsumiense, pertaining to Atsumi Peninsula, Japan, where the type strain of this organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … at-su-mi-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: G2-11; KCTC 5708; NBRC 104268

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16S rRNA gene: AB381935 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Okamura K, Hisada T, Kanbe T, Hiraishi A. Rhodovastum atsumiense gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from paddy soil. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:43-50. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 180. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:693-694.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rhodovastum Okamura et al. 2018. Publication: Okamura K, Hisada T, Kanbe T, Hiraishi A. Rhodovastum atsumiense gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from paddy soil. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:43-50. 🇯🇵
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Rhodovastum Okamura et al. 2018

Assigned by: Okamura K, Hisada T, Kanbe T, Hiraishi A. Rhodovastum atsumiense gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from paddy soil. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2009; 55:43-50. 🇯🇵

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