Name: Tateyamaria pelophila Sass et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. pêlos, mud; Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. pelophila, mud-loving

Pronunciation, gender: pe-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17270; LMG 23018; SAM 4

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ968651 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sass H, Kopke B, Rutters H, Feuerlein T, Droge S, Cypionka H, Engelen B. Tateyamaria pelophila sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic alphaproteobacterium isolated from tidal-flat sediment, and emended descriptions of the genus Tateyamaria and of Tateyamaria omphalii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1770-1777. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2511-2512.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Roseobacter pelophilus" Koepke 2007	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. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Tateyamaria Kurahashi and Yokota 2008

Assigned by: Sass H, Kopke B, Rutters H, Feuerlein T, Droge S, Cypionka H, Engelen B. Tateyamaria pelophila sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic alphaproteobacterium isolated from tidal-flat sediment, and emended descriptions of the genus Tateyamaria and of Tateyamaria omphalii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1770-1777. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 780580