Marinoscillum

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Marinoscillum Seo et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Marinoscillum pacificum Seo et al. 2009.
Etymology: L. adj. marinus, of or belonging to the sea, marine; L. neut. n. oscillum, a swing; N.L. neut. n. Marinoscillum, a marine swing(-like organism).
Reference: SEO (H.S.), KWON (K.K.), YANG (S.H.), LEE (H.S.), BAE (S.S.), LEE (J.H.) and KIM (S.J.): Marinoscillum gen. nov., a member of the family 'Flexibacteraceae', with Marinoscillum pacificum sp. nov. from a marine sponge and Marinoscillum furvescens nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1204-1208.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Marinoscillum furvescens (ex Lewin 1969) Seo et al. 2009, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 23129 = DSM 4134 = LMG 13023 = NBRC 15994.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB078079.
Synonym: "Microscilla furvescens" Lewin 1969.
Etymology: L. adj. furvus, pitch black, dark; L. part. adj. furvescens, growing dark, dusky.
Reference: SEO (H.S.), KWON (K.K.), YANG (S.H.), LEE (H.S.), BAE (S.S.), LEE (J.H.) and KIM (S.J.): Marinoscillum gen. nov., a member of the family 'Flexibacteraceae', with Marinoscillum pacificum sp. nov. from a marine sponge and Marinoscillum furvescens nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1204-1208.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Marinoscillum furvescens (ex Lewin 1969)Seo et al. 2009 was previously known as "Microscilla furvescens" Lewin 1969 (see LEWIN (R.A.): A classification of flexibacteria. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1969, 58, 189-206. Full text Online).

Marinoscillum pacificum Seo et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MRN461 = JCM 14064 = KCCM 42325.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ660388.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. pacificum, pacific, used to refer to the Pacific Ocean.
Reference: SEO (H.S.), KWON (K.K.), YANG (S.H.), LEE (H.S.), BAE (S.S.), LEE (J.H.) and KIM (S.J.): Marinoscillum gen. nov., a member of the family 'Flexibacteraceae', with Marinoscillum pacificum sp. nov. from a marine sponge and Marinoscillum furvescens nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1204-1208.
Original article in IJSEM Online