Alicycliphilus

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Alicycliphilus Mechichi et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alicycliphilus denitrificans Mechichi et al. 2003.
Etymology: Gr. adj. aliphos, fat; L. n. cyclus, circle or ring; N.L. pref. alicycli-, referring to circular fat-like organic compounds; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. Alicycliphilus, alicyclic compound-liking, referring to the substrates used for the isolation of this organism.
Reference: MECHICHI (T.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and FUCHS (G.): Alicycliphilus denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a cyclohexanol-degrading, nitrate-reducing β-proteobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 147-152.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The gender of the genus name Alicycliphilus is not given in the paper by Mechichi et al. 2003. According to Rule 65(2), Alicycliphilus must be in the masculine gender.

Alicycliphilus denitrificans Mechichi et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain K601 = CIP 107495 = DSM 14773.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ418042, CP002657 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Reference: MECHICHI (T.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and FUCHS (G.): Alicycliphilus denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a cyclohexanol-degrading, nitrate-reducing β-proteobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 147-152.
Original article in IJSEM Online