| VKM No. | B-1618 |
| Scientific name of the strain | Rhodobacter sphaeroides (van Niel 1944) Imhoff et al. 1984 |
| Synonym | Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides van Niel 1944; Rhodococcus capsulatus Molisch 1907; Rhodococcus minor Molisch 1907; Rhodosphaera capsulata (Molisch) Buchanan 1918; Rhodosphaera minor (Molisch) Bergey et al. 1923; Rhodorhagus capsulatus (sic) (Molisch) Bergey et al. 1925; Rhodorhagus minor (sic) (Molisch) Bergey et al. 1925; Rhodorrhagus capsulatus Bergey et al. 1939; Rhodopseudomonas spheroides (sic) van Niel 1944; Rhodorrhagus spheroides (sic) (van Niel) Brisou 1955 |
| History | DM MSU, 8259 |
| Medium | 197 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 25 |
| Growth condition | anaerobic in the light |
| Storage methods | F-2, S-2 |
| Pathogenicity group (SanPin 3.3686-21, 28.01.2021, Russia) | no |