Natronovirga

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

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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").

Natronovirga Mesbah and Wiegel 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Natronovirga wadinatrunensis Mesbah and Wiegel 2009.
Etymology: N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; L. fem. n. virga, rod; N.L. fem. n. Natronovirga, a soda-requiring rod.
Reference: MESBAH (N.M.) and WIEGEL (J.): Natronovirga wadinatrunensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Natranaerobius trueperi sp. nov., halophilic, alkalithermophilic micro-organisms from soda lakes of the Wadi An Natrun, Egypt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2042-2048.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Natronovirga wadinatrunensis Mesbah and Wiegel 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JW/NM-WN-LH1 = ATCC BAA-1444 = DSM 18770.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU338489.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. wadinatrunensis, pertaining to the Wadi An Natrun, the source of isolation.
Reference: MESBAH (N.M.) and WIEGEL (J.): Natronovirga wadinatrunensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Natranaerobius trueperi sp. nov., halophilic, alkalithermophilic micro-organisms from soda lakes of the Wadi An Natrun, Egypt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2042-2048.
Original article in IJSEM Online