Rhodospirillum

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 10
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Rhodospirillum Molisch 1907, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 [Approved Lists 1980]; type genus of the family ¤ Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Rhodospirillum rubrum (Esmarch 1887) Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rsp. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; N.L. neut. n. Spirillum, a bacterial genus; N.L. neut. n. Rhodospirillum, the rose Spirillum.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [MOLISCH (H.): Die Purpurbakterien nach neuen Untersuchungen. G. Fischer, Jena I-VII, 1907, pp. 1-95.]

---> Rhodospirillum Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Imhoff et al. 1984.
Type species: ¤ Rhodospirillum rubrum (Esmarch 1887) Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rsp. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; N.L. neut. n. Spirillum, a bacterial genus; N.L. neut. n. Rhodospirillum, the rose Spirillum.
Reference: IMHOFF (J.F.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and PFENNIG (N.): Rearrangement of the species and genera of the phototrophic "purple nonsulfur bacteria". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 340-343.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Rhodospirillum Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Imhoff et al. 1998.
Type species: ¤ Rhodospirillum rubrum (Esmarch 1887) Molisch 1907 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rsp. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; N.L. neut. n. Spirillum, a bacterial genus; N.L. neut. n. Rhodospirillum, the rose Spirillum.
Reference: IMHOFF (J.F.), PETRI (R.) and SÜLING (J.): Reclassification of species of the spiral-shaped phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria of the α-Proteobacteria: description of the new genera Phaeospirillum gen. nov., Rhodovibrio gen. nov., Rhodothalassium gen. nov. and Roseospira gen. nov. as well as transfer of Rhodospirillum fulvum to Phaeospirillum fulvum comb. nov., of Rhodospirillum molischianum to Phaeospirillum molischianum comb. nov., of Rhodospirillum salinarum to Rhodovibrio salinarum comb. nov., of Rhodospirillum sodomense to Rhodovibrio sodomensis comb. nov., of Rhodospirillum salexigens to Rhodothalassium salexigens comb. nov. and of Rhodospirillum mediosalinum to Roseospira mediosalina comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 793-798.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Rhodospirillum centenum Favinger et al. 1994, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 43720 = DSM 9894 = IAM 14193 = IFO (now NBRC) 16667 = JCM 21060.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D12701.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. centenum, relating to a hundred, in recognition of the centennial of Esmarch's publication (isolation of the first photosynthetic bacterium in pure culture).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 182-183. [FAVINGER (J.), STADTWALD (R.) and GEST (H.): Rhodospirillum centenum, sp. nov., a thermotolerant cyst-forming anoxygenic photosynthetic bacterium. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 1989, 55, 291-296.]
Validation List N° 48 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

= ¤ Rhodocista centenaria Kawasaki et al. 1994.

Notes:
1 Rhodospirillum centenum Favinger et al. 1994, type strain: ATCC 43720 (validation list n° 48, priority number 2) is a homotypic synonym of ¤ Rhodocista centenaria Kawasaki et al. 1994, type strain ATCC 43720 = IAM 14193 (validation list n° 48, priority number 2).
2 In the ASM News [1] and in a Letter to the Editor of the IJSEM [2], Gest and Favinger have presented a list of objections to using the name ¤ Rhodocista centenaria Kawasaki et al. 1994. However, Rhodospirillum centenum Favinger et al. 1994 and ¤ Rhodocista centenaria Kawasaki et al. 1994 are homotypic synonyms and neither is the earlier (senior) synonym [3]. So, the name which is to be used is this which is correct in the opinion of a bacteriologist.
References:
1 GEST (H.) and FAVINGER (J.): Taxonomic problems, exemplified with anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. ASM News, 1998, 64, 434-435.
2 GEST (H.) and FAVINGER (J.): Taxonomic ambiguities: a case history. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 707-710.
Original article by Gest and Favinger in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)
3 TINDALL (B.J.): Rhodocista centenaria vs Rhodospirillum centenum: a reply to Gest and Favinger. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 711-713.
Original article by Tindall in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)

Rhodospirillum fulvum van Niel 1944, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 15798 = ATCC 53113 = DSM 113.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D14433.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. fulvum, deep yellow, reddish yellow, tawny.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [VAN NIEL (C.B.): The culture, general physiology, morphology and classification of the nonsulfur purple and brown bacteria. Bacteriological Reviews, 1944, 8, 1-118.]

Note: On the Approved Lists, the type strain ATCC 15798 is erroneously cited as ATCC 157980.

---> ¤ Phaeospirillum fulvum (van Niel 1944) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.

Rhodospirillum molischianum Giesberger 1947, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 14031 = DSM 120 = LMG 4354.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M59067.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. molischianum, pertaining to Molisch, named for H. Molisch, an Austrian botanist.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [GIESBERGER (G.): Some observations on the culture, physiology and morphology of some brown-red Rhodospirillum-species. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology and Serology, 1947, 13, 135-148.]

---> ¤ Phaeospirillum molischianum (Giesberger 1947) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.

Rhodospirillum photometricum Molisch 1907, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 49918 = DSM 122.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ222662.
Etymology: Gr. n. phôs -otos, light; L. adj. metricus -a -um,of or relating to measuring, metrical; N.L. neut. adj. photometricum, intended to mean light measuring.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [MOLISCH (H.): Die Purpurbakterien nach neuen Untersuchungen. G. Fischer, Jena I-VII, 1907, pp. 1-95.]

Rhodospirillum rubrum (Esmarch 1887) Molisch 1907, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 11170 = CCUG 17859 = CIP 70.61 = DSM 467 = LMG 4362 = NRRL B-3226.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP000230.
Synonyms: "Spirillum rubrum" Esmarch 1887, "Rhodospirillum giganteum" Molisch 1907, "Dicrospirillum rubrum" Enderlein 1925, "Rhodospirillum longum" Hama 1933, "Rhodospirillum gracile" Hama 1933.
Etymology: L adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; L. neut. adj. rubrum, red.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 ESMARCH (E.): Über die Reinkultur eines Spirillum. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung I, 1887, 1, 225-230. 2 MOLISCH (H.): Die Purpurbakterien nach neuen Untersuchungen. G. Fischer, Jena I-VII, 1907, pp. 1-95.]

Rhodospirillum salexigens Drews 1982, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WS 68 = ATCC 35888 = DSM 2132.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D14431.
Etymology: L. n. sal salis, salt, seawater; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. salexigens, salt-demanding.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 9. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 384-385. [DREWS (G.): Rhodospirillum salexigens, spec. nov., an obligatory halophilic phototrophic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1981, 130, 325-327.]
Validation List N° 9 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Rhodothalassium salexigens (Drews 1982) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.

Rhodospirillum salinarum Nissen and Dundas 1985, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 35394 = DSM 9154.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D14432.
Etymology: L. pl. n. salinae, saltpits, saltworks; N.L. gen. pl. n. salinarum, of saltworks.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 17. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 223-225. [NISSEN (H.) and DUNDAS (I.D.): Rhodospirillum salinarum sp. nov., a halophilic photosynthetic bacterium isolated from a Portuguese saltern. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 138, 251-256.]
Validation List N° 17 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Rhodovibrio salinarum (Nissen and Dundas 1985) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.

Rhodospirillum sodomense Mack et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSI = ATCC 51195 = DSM 9895.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M59072.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. sodomense, pertaining to the Sea of Sodom, the Talmudic name for the Dead Sea.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 59. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1189-1190. [MACK (E.E.), MANDELCO (L.), WOESE (C.R.) and MADIGAN (M.T.): Rhodospirillum sodomense, sp. nov., a Dead Sea Rhodospirillum species. Arch. Microbiol., 1993, 160, 363-371.]
Validation List N° 59 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Rhodovibrio sodomensis (Mack et al. 1996) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.

Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens Anil Kumar et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JA143 = DSM 19785 = JCM 14885 = NBRC 104433.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM710622.
Etymology: L. n. sulfur -uris, sulfur; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. sulfurexigens, sulfur-demanding, referring to the requirement for a reduced sulfur source for growth.
Reference: ANIL KUMAR (P.), APARNA (P.), SRINIVAS (T.N.R.), SASIKALA (C.) and RAMANA (C.V.): Rhodospirillum sulfurexigens sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium requiring a reduced sulfur source for growth. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2917-2920.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Rhodospirillum tenue Pfennig 1969, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 25093 = DSM 109 = LMG 4367 = NBRC 102472.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D16208.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. tenue, slender, thin.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [PFENNIG (N.): Rhodospirillum tenue n. sp. a new species of the purple nonsulfur bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1969, 99, 619-620.]

Note: On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition), the page numbers of the paper by Pfennig are erroneously cited as 619-920.

---> ¤ Rhodocyclus tenuis (Pfennig 1969) Imhoff et al. 1984, comb. nov.