Name: Thiorhodovibrio winogradskyi Overmann et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wi.no.grad’sky.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. winogradskyi, of Winogradsky, named for S.N. Winogradsky, a Russian microbiologist, who did the first comprehensive studies on the purple sulfur bacteria

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 6702; SSP1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB016986 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Overmann J, Fischer U, Pfennig N. A new purple sulfur bacterium from saline littoral sediments, Thiorhodovibrio winogradskyi gen. nov. and sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1992; 157:329-335.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 44. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:188-189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Methner et al. 2023 Methner A, Kuzyk SB, Petersen J, Bauer S, Brinkmann H, Sichau K, Wanner G, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Henke P, et al. Thiorhodovibrio frisius and Trv. litoralis spp. nov., Two Novel Members from a Clade of Fastidious Purple Sulfur Bacteria That Exhibit Unique Red-Shifted Light-Harvesting Capabilities. Microorganisms 2023; 11:0. Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thiorhodovibrio Overmann et al. 1993. Publication: Overmann J, Fischer U, Pfennig N. A new purple sulfur bacterium from saline littoral sediments, Thiorhodovibrio winogradskyi gen. nov. and sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1992; 157:329-335.
  • 😷 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. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Thiorhodovibrio Overmann et al. 1993

Assigned by: Overmann J, Fischer U, Pfennig N. A new purple sulfur bacterium from saline littoral sediments, Thiorhodovibrio winogradskyi gen. nov. and sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1992; 157:329-335.

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