Name: Roseospira marina Guyoneaud et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’na. L. fem. adj. marina, marine

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-447; CE2105; DSM 15113

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ298879 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Guyoneaud R, Moune S, Eatock C, Bothorel V, Hirschler-Rea A, Willison J, Duran R, Liesack W, Herbert R, Matheron R, et al. Characterization of three spiral-shaped purple nonsulfur bacteria isolated from coastal lagoon sediments, saline sulfur springs, and microbial mats: emended description of the genus Roseospira and description of Roseospira marina sp. nov., Roseospira navarrensis sp. nov., and Roseospira thiosulfatophila sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2002; 178:315-324.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Rhodospira marina" (Guyoneaud et al. 2003) Koziaeva et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The strain DSM 15113 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 94. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1701-1702.

Parent taxon: Roseospira Imhoff et al. 1998

Assigned by: Guyoneaud R, Moune S, Eatock C, Bothorel V, Hirschler-Rea A, Willison J, Duran R, Liesack W, Herbert R, Matheron R, et al. Characterization of three spiral-shaped purple nonsulfur bacteria isolated from coastal lagoon sediments, saline sulfur springs, and microbial mats: emended description of the genus Roseospira and description of Roseospira marina sp. nov., Roseospira navarrensis sp. nov., and Roseospira thiosulfatophila sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2002; 178:315-324.

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