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Species Rhodovulum imhoffii
Name: Rhodovulum imhoffii Srinivas et al. 2007
Etymology: im.hof’fi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. imhoffii, of Imhoff, named after Johannes F. Imhoff, a German microbiologist who has made a significant contribution to our knowledge of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … im-HOF-fi-i, neuter
Type strain: DSM 18064; JA125; JCM 13589
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM180953
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Srinivas TN, Kumar PA, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Rhodovulum imhoffii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:228-232. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:898-899.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
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. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
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Notes:
- 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Rhodovulum Hiraishi and Ueda 1994
Assigned by:
Srinivas TN, Kumar PA, Sasikala Ch, Ramana ChV. Rhodovulum imhoffii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:228-232. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 785930
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