
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.13572
Name	Rhodobacter megalophilus Arunasri et al. 2008 emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Arunasri et al. 2008 emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Preferred Name	Luteovulum sphaeroides megalophilum
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.13572
Type Strain representative organism	JA194^T (=JCM 14598 =DSM 18937 =KCTC 5602)


Proper Form	Rhodobacter megalophilus Arunasri et al. 2008 emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Nomenclatural History	The species Rhodobacter megalophilus was originally described and validly published by Arunasri et al. 2008. Hördt et al. published an emended description of this species in 2020. In 2019, Suresh et al. reduced this species to the rank of subspecies to form Luteovulum sphaeroides megalophilum (Arunasri et al. 2008) Suresh et al. 2020 . Suresh et al. 2019 suggest that Rba. megalophilus be reclassified as a subspecies of Rba. sphaeroides, based on chemotaxonomic data.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Rhodobacter megalophilus Arunasri et al. 2008 emend. Hördt et al. 2020.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.13572.
Source File	10.1601/nm.13572.xml


This information was last reviewed on March 26, 2020.

References

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Hördt A, García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Weinhold L-M, Gronow S, Kyrpides N, Woyke T, Schleuning M, Göker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front. Microbio. 2020; 11:468. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00468 [PubMed].
Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front. Microbio. 2019; 10:2480-2480. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02480 [PubMed].