Name: Roseateles depolymerans Suyama et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.po.ly’me.rans. N.L. inf. v. depolymerare, to depolymerize; N.L. masc. part. adj. depolymerans, depolymerizing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ro-se-A-te-les de-po-LY-me-rans, masculine

Type strain: 61A; CCUG 52219; DSM 11813; KCTC 42856

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16S rRNA gene: AB003623 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Suyama T, Shigematsu T, Takaichi S, Nodasaka Y, Fujikawa S, Hosoya H, Tokiwa Y, Kanagawa T, Hanada S. Roseateles depolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacteriochlorophyll a-containing obligate aerobe belonging to the beta-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:449-457. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Roseateles Suyama et al. 1999. Publication: Suyama T, Shigematsu T, Takaichi S, Nodasaka Y, Fujikawa S, Hosoya H, Tokiwa Y, Kanagawa T, Hanada S. Roseateles depolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacteriochlorophyll a-containing obligate aerobe belonging to the beta-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:449-457. 🇯🇵
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Roseateles Suyama et al. 1999

Assigned by: Suyama T, Shigematsu T, Takaichi S, Nodasaka Y, Fujikawa S, Hosoya H, Tokiwa Y, Kanagawa T, Hanada S. Roseateles depolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacteriochlorophyll a-containing obligate aerobe belonging to the beta-subclass of the Proteobacteria. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:449-457. 🇯🇵

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