Nitriliruptor

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

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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").

Nitriliruptor Sorokin et al. 2009, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Nitriliruptorales Sorokin et al. 2009; type genus of the family ¤ Nitriliruptoraceae Sorokin et al. 2009).
Type species: ¤ Nitriliruptor alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2009.
Etymology: N.L. n. nitrilum, nitrile, nitrile group; L. masc. n. ruptor, breaker; N.L. masc. n. nitriliruptor, nitrile-breaker.
Reference: SOROKIN (D.Y.), VAN PELT (S.), TOUROVA (T.P.) and EVTUSHENKO (L.I.): Nitriliruptor alkaliphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a deep-lineage haloalkaliphilic actinobacterium from soda lakes capable of growth on aliphatic nitriles, and proposal of Nitriliruptoraceae fam. nov. and Nitriliruptorales ord. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 248-253.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Nitriliruptor alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ANL-iso2 = DSM 45188 = NCCB 100119 = UNIQEM U239.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF422408.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, soda ash; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. adj. alkaliphilus, alkali-loving.
Reference: SOROKIN (D.Y.), VAN PELT (S.), TOUROVA (T.P.) and EVTUSHENKO (L.I.): Nitriliruptor alkaliphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a deep-lineage haloalkaliphilic actinobacterium from soda lakes capable of growth on aliphatic nitriles, and proposal of Nitriliruptoraceae fam. nov. and Nitriliruptorales ord. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 248-253.
Original article in IJSEM Online