Porphyrobacter

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Porphyrobacter neustonensis Fuerst et al. 1993.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Por. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: N.L. n. porphyrinum (Gr. adj. porphureos, purple), porphyrine; N.L. pref. porphyro-, pertaining to porphyrine; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Porphyrobacter, porphyrin-producing rod.
Reference: FUERST (J.A.), HAWKINS (J.A.), HOLMES (A.), SLY (L.I.), MOORE (C.J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Porphyrobacter neustonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-synthesizing budding bacterium from fresh water. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 125-134.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Porphyrobacter cryptus da Costa et al. 2003 (complete authorship reads da Costa, Rainey and Nobre), sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ALC-2 = ATCC BAA-386 = DSM 12079.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF465834.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. cryptus (from Gr. adj. kryptos), hidden, to indicate the cryptic relationship of this species to the closely related organisms.
Reference: RAINEY (F.A.), SILVA (J.), NOBRE (M.F.), SILVA (M.T.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Porphyrobacter cryptus sp. nov., a novel slightly thermophilic, aerobic, bacteriochlorophyll a-containing species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 35-41.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Porphyrobacter dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSW-74 = DSM 17193 = KCTC 12395.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ011529.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. dokdonensis, of Dokdo, from where the strain was isolated.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), LEE (M.H.), OH (H.W.) and OH (T.K.): Porphyrobacter dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1079-1083.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Porphyrobacter donghaensis Yoon et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SW-132 = DSM 16220 = KCTC 12229.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY559428.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. donghaensis, of Donghae, the Korean name for the East Sea in Korea from which the strains were isolated.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), LEE (M.H.) and OH (T.K.): Porphyrobacter donghaensis sp. nov., isolated from sea water of the East Sea in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2231-2235.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Porphyrobacter neustonensis Fuerst et al. 1993, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ACM 2844 = CIP 104070 = DSM 9434.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB033327.
Etymology: Gr. adj. neustos, swimming, floating; N.L. masc. adj. neustonensis, intended to mean occurring at the air-water interface layer.
Reference: FUERST (J.A.), HAWKINS (J.A.), HOLMES (A.), SLY (L.I.), MOORE (C.J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Porphyrobacter neustonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-synthesizing budding bacterium from fresh water. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 125-134.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Porphyrobacter sanguineus (ex Ahrens and Rheinheimer 1968) Hiraishi et al. 2002, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain A91 = ATCC 25659 = IAM 12620 = ICPB 4167 = IFO (now NBRC) 15763 = JCM 20691.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB021493.
Synonym: "Agrobacterium sanguineum" Ahrens and Rheinheimer 1968.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. sanguineus, of blood (?) or blood-colored (?).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916. [HIRAISHI (A.), YONEMITSU (Y.), MATSUSHITA (M.), SHIN (Y.K.), KURAISHI (H.) and KAWAHARA (K.): Characterization of Porphyrobacter sanguineus sp. nov., an aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium capable of degrading biphenyl and dibenzofuran. Arch. Microbiol., 2002, 178, 45-52.]
Validation List N° 88 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Note: In Validation List n° 88, Porphyrobacter sanguineus is cited as a new species, Porphyrobacter sanguineus Hiraishi et al. 2002, sp. nov.

Porphyrobacter tepidarius Hanada et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain OT3 = DSM 10594.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB033328.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. tepidarius, of or belonging to tepid water or to a tepid bath.
Reference: HANADA (S.), KAWASE (Y.), HIRAISHI (A.), TAKAICHI (S.), MATSUURA (K.), SHIMADA (K.) and NAGASHIMA (K.V.P.): Porphyrobacter tepidarius sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic aerobic photosynthetic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 408-413.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the paper by Hanada et al., the type strain DSM 10594 is erroneously cited as DSM 10595.