Name: Rhodovulum strictum Hiraishi and Ueda 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: stric’tum. L. neut. part. adj. strictum, strict, accurate, referring to the fact that the cells require strict growth conditions

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 11289; IFO 16662; JCM 9220; MB-G2; NBRC 16662

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16S rRNA gene: D16419 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hiraishi A, Ueda Y. Isolation and characterization of Rhodovulum strictum sp. nov. and some other purple nonsulfur bacteria from colored blooms in tidal and seawater pools. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:319-326.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Rhodovulum Hiraishi and Ueda 1994

Assigned by: Hiraishi A, Ueda Y. Isolation and characterization of Rhodovulum strictum sp. nov. and some other purple nonsulfur bacteria from colored blooms in tidal and seawater pools. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:319-326.

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Record number: 780555