Name: Rhodovulum adriaticum (Neutzling et al. 1984) Hiraishi and Ueda 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodopseudomonas adriatica Neutzling et al. 1984

Etymology: a.dri.a’ti.cum. N.L. neut. adj. adriaticum, pertaining to the Adriatic Sea

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35885; BN 721(6II); DSM 2781; Imhoff 6II

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D16418 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hiraishi A, Ueda Y. Intrageneric structure of the genus Rhodobacter: transfer of Rhodobacter sulfidophilus and related marine species to the genus Rhodovulum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:15-23.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:372.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodobacter adriaticus (Neutzling et al. 1984) Imhoff et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodopseudomonas adriatica Neutzling et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Rhodovulum Hiraishi and Ueda 1994

Assigned by: Hiraishi A, Ueda Y. Intrageneric structure of the genus Rhodobacter: transfer of Rhodobacter sulfidophilus and related marine species to the genus Rhodovulum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:15-23.

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