Amphritea

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Amphritea Gärtner et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Amphritea atlantica Gärtner et al. 2008.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Amphritea, from Gr. fem. n. Amphrite, a nymph of the ocean in Greek mythology, referring to the habitat of the bacteria.
Reference: GÄRTNER (A.), WIESE (J.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Amphritea atlantica gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from the Logatchev hydrothermal vent field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 34-39.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Amphritea atlantica Gärtner et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain M41 = DSM 18887 = LMG 24143.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM156910.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. atlantica, of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
Reference: GÄRTNER (A.), WIESE (J.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Amphritea atlantica gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from the Logatchev hydrothermal vent field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 34-39.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Amphritea balenae Miyazaki et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JAMM 1525 = ATCC BAA-1529 = JCM 14781.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB330883.
Etymology: L. gen. n. balenae, of a whale.
Reference: MIYAZAKI (M.), NOGI (Y.), FUJIWARA (Y.), KAWATO (M.), NAGAHAMA (T.), KUBOKAWA (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Amphritea japonica sp. nov. and Amphritea balenae sp. nov., isolated from the sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2815-2820.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Amphritea japonica Miyazaki et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JAMM 1866 = ATCC BAA-1530 = JCM 14782.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB330881.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. japonica, pertaining to Japan, where the isolate originated.
Reference: MIYAZAKI (M.), NOGI (Y.), FUJIWARA (Y.), KAWATO (M.), NAGAHAMA (T.), KUBOKAWA (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Amphritea japonica sp. nov. and Amphritea balenae sp. nov., isolated from the sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2815-2820.
Original article in IJSEM Online