Oligotropha

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Oligotropha

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Oligotropha Meyer et al. 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Oligotropha carboxidovorans (ex Meyer and Schlegel 1978) Meyer et al. 1994.
Etymology: Gr. adj. oligos, little, few; Gr. n. trophos, feeder, rearer, that which nourishes; N.L. fem. n. Oligotropha, utilizer of few substrates.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 182-183. [MEYER (O.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and AULING (G.): Reclassification of ubiquinone Q-10 containing carbooxidotrophic bacteria: transfer of "[Pseudomonas] carboxydovorans" OM5 to Oligotropha, gen. nov., as Oligotropha carboxidovorans, comb. nov., transfer of "[Alcaligenes] carboxydus" DSM 1086 to Carbophilus, gen. nov., as Carbophilus carboxidus, comb. nov., transfer of "[Pseudomonas] compransoris" DSM 1231 to Zavarzinia, gen. nov., as Zavarzinia compransoris, comb. nov., amended description of the new genera. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 390-395.]
Validation List N° 48 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Oligotropha carboxidovorans (ex Meyer and Schlegel 1978) Meyer et al. 1994, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DM5 = OM5 = ATCC 49405 = DSM 1227.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FR733697 (strain DSMZ 1227),CP001196 (complete genome, strain OM5), CP002826 (complete genome, strain OM5).
Synonym: "Pseudomonas carboxydovorans" Meyer and Schlegel 1978.
Etymology: N.L. n. carboxidum, carbon monoxide; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. carboxidovorans, carbone monoxide-devouring, named for its ability to use CO as a sole carbon and energy source.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 182-183. [MEYER (O.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and AULING (G.): Reclassification of ubiquinone Q-10 containing carbooxidotrophic bacteria: transfer of "[Pseudomonas] carboxydovorans" OM5 to Oligotropha, gen. nov., as Oligotropha carboxidovorans, comb. nov., transfer of "[Alcaligenes] carboxydus" DSM 1086 to Carbophilus, gen. nov., as Carbophilus carboxidus, comb. nov., transfer of "[Pseudomonas] compransoris" DSM 1231 to Zavarzinia, gen. nov., as Zavarzinia compransoris, comb. nov., amended description of the new genera. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 390-395.]
Validation List N° 48 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In Validation List n° 48, Oligotropha carboxidovorans is erroneously proposed as a new combination (basonym: "Pseudomonas carboxydovorans" Meyer and Schlegel 1978).
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online