RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Hansen, T. A. A1 Imhoff, J. F.YR 1985 T1 Rhodobacter veldkampii, a New Species of Phototrophic Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 35 IS 1 SP 115 OP 116 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-35-1-115 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB We describe a new species of purple nonsulfur bacteria, which has the ability to grow under photoautotrophic growth conditions with sulfide as an electron donor and shows the characteristic properties of Rhodobacter species (i.e., ovoid to rod-shaped cells, vesicular internal photosynthetic membranes, bacteriochlorophyll a and carotenoids of the spheroidene series as photosynthetic pigments). In its physiological properties this new species is particularly similar to the recently described species Rhodobacter adriaticus, but it shows enough differences compared with R. adriaticus and the other Rhodobacter species to be recognized as a separate species. In honor of Hans Veldkamp, a Dutch microbiologist, the name Rhodobacter veldkampii sp. nov. is proposed., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-35-1-115