Geomicrobium

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

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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").

Geomicrobium Echigo et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geomicrobium halophilum Echigo et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. gê, earth, soil; N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Geomicrobium, a microbe from soil.
Reference: ECHIGO (A.), MINEGISHI (H.), MIZUKI (T.), KAMEKURA (M.) and USAMI (R.): Geomicrobium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 990-995.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Geomicrobium halophilum Echigo et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BH1 = DSM 21769 = JCM 15647.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB449106.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. neut. adj. philon), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. halophilum, salt-loving.
Reference: ECHIGO (A.), MINEGISHI (H.), MIZUKI (T.), KAMEKURA (M.) and USAMI (R.): Geomicrobium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 990-995.
Original article in IJSEM Online