Colwellia

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

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: 10
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Colwellia Deming et al. 1988, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Colwelliaceae Ivanova et al. 2004).
Type species: ¤ Colwellia psychrerythraea corrig. (ex D'Aoust and Kushner 1972) Deming et al. 1988.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Colwellia, named in honor of the American microbiologist Professor Rita R. Colwell.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329. [DEMING (J.W.), SOMERS (L.K.), STRAUBE (W.L.), SWARTZ (D.G.) and MacDONELL (M.T.): Isolation of an obligately barophilic bacterium and description of a new genus, Colwellia gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1988, 10, 152-160.]
Validation List N° 26 in IJSM Online

Note: In Validation List n° 26, the last author's name is erroneously cited as MacDONALD (M.T.).

Colwellia aestuarii Jung et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SMK-10 = DSM 17314 = KCTC 12480.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ055844.
Etymology: L. n. aestuarium, a part of the sea-coast which, during the flood-tide, is overflowed, but at the ebb-tide is left covered with mud or slime; L. gen. n. aestuarii, of a tidal flat, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: JUNG (S.Y.), OH (T.K.) and YOON (J.H.): Colwellia aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat sediment in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 33-37.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Colwellia demingiae Bowman et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ACAM 459 = CIP 105823 = ICP11.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U85845.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. demingiae, of Deming, named in honor of Jody W. Deming, an American microbiologist who has expanded the knowledge of deep-sea bacteria.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), GOSINK (J.J.), McCAMMON (S.A.), LEWIS (T.E.), NICHOLS (D.S.), NICHOLS (P.D.), SKERRATT (J.H.), STALEY (J.T.) and McMEEKIN (T.A.): Colwellia demingiae sp. nov., Colwellia hornerae sp. nov., Colwellia rossensis and Colwellia psychrotropica sp. nov.: psychrophilic Antarctic species with the ability to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid (22:6ω3). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1171-1180.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the contents list for volume 48, part 4 (October), of the IJSB, this name is erroneously cited as Colwellia demingae (sic).

Colwellia hadaliensis Deming et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BNL-1 (reported to be an obligate barophilic organism).
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: N.L. adj. hadalis [from Eng. adj. hadal (used in oceanographic terminology and derived from Gr. n. Hades, god of the underworld)], hadal; N.L. fem. adj. hadaliensis, of, or pertaining to, the greatest depths of the ocean.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329. [DEMING (J.W.), SOMERS (L.K.), STRAUBE (W.L.), SWARTZ (D.G.) and MacDONELL (M.T.): Isolation of an obligately barophilic bacterium and description of a new genus, Colwellia gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1988, 10, 152-160.]
Validation List N° 26 in IJSM Online

Note: In Validation List n° 26, the last author's name is erroneously cited as MacDONALD (M.T.).

Colwellia hornerae Bowman et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IC035 = ACAM 607 = CIP 105821.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U85847.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. hornerae, of Horner, named in honor of Rita Horner, an American biologist who pioneered studies on sea-ice microbiota.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), GOSINK (J.J.), McCAMMON (S.A.), LEWIS (T.E.), NICHOLS (D.S.), NICHOLS (P.D.), SKERRATT (J.H.), STALEY (J.T.) and McMEEKIN (T.A.): Colwellia demingiae sp. nov., Colwellia hornerae sp. nov., Colwellia rossensis and Colwellia psychrotropica sp. nov.: psychrophilic Antarctic species with the ability to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid (22:6ω3). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1171-1180.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Colwellia maris Yumoto et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ABE-1 = CIP 106458 = JCM 10085.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB002630.
Etymology: L. n. mare -is, the sea; L. gen. n. maris, of the sea.
Reference: YUMOTO (I.), KAWASAKI (K.), IWATA (H.), MATSUYAMA (H.) and OKUYAMA (H.): Assignment of Vibrio sp. strain ABE-1 to Colwellia maris sp. nov., a new psychrophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1357-1362.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Colwellia piezophila Nogi et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Y223G = ATCC BAA-637 = JCM 11831.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB094412.
Etymology: Gr. v. piezo: to press; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. piezophila, loving pressure.
Reference: NOGI (Y.), HOSOYA (S.), KATO (C.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Colwellia piezophila sp. nov., a novel piezophilic species from deep-sea sediments of the Japan Trench. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1627-1631.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Colwellia polaris Zhang et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 537 = CGMCC 1.6132 = JCM 13952.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ007434.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. polaris, polar, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the Arctic Ocean.
Reference: ZHANG (D.C.), YU (Y.), XIN (Y.H.), LIU (H.C.), ZHOU (P.J.) and ZHOU (Y.G.): Colwellia polaris sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Arctic sea ice. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1931-1934.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Colwellia psychrerythraea corrig. (ex D'Aoust and Kushner 1972) Deming et al. 1988, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 27364.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB011364.
Synonym: "Vibrio psychroerythrus" D'Aoust and Kushner 1972.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psuchros, cold; L. adj. erythraeus, -a, -um, reddish; N.L. fem. adj. psychrerythraea, psychrophilic and reddish.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329. [DEMING (J.W.), SOMERS (L.K.), STRAUBE (W.L.), SWARTZ (D.G.) and MacDONELL (M.T.): Isolation of an obligately barophilic bacterium and description of a new genus, Colwellia gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1988, 10, 152-160.]
Validation List N° 26 in IJSM Online

Notes:
1 The type strain has been designated by the authors in a personal communication to the Associate Editor, IJSB.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation list n° 26 (footnote d). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329.
Validation List N° 26 in IJSM Online
2 In Validation List n° 26, the last author's name is erroneously cited as MacDONALD (M.T.).
3 In Validation List n° 26, Colwellia psychrerythraea corrig. is proposed as a new combination (basonym: "Vibrio psychroerythrus" MacDonald and Colwell 1985).
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online
4 The original spelling of the specific epithet, psychroerythrus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.): Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1073-1075.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Colwellia psychrotropica Bowman et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ACAM 179.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U85846.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psuchros, cold; Gr. n. tropos, turn, direction, way; L. fem. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. psychrotropica, having an affinity (tropism) for cold.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), GOSINK (J.J.), McCAMMON (S.A.), LEWIS (T.E.), NICHOLS (D.S.), NICHOLS (P.D.), SKERRATT (J.H.), STALEY (J.T.) and McMEEKIN (T.A.): Colwellia demingiae sp. nov., Colwellia hornerae sp. nov., Colwellia rossensis and Colwellia psychrotropica sp. nov.: psychrophilic Antarctic species with the ability to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid (22:6ω3). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1171-1180.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Colwellia rossensis Bowman et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain S51-W(gv)1 = ACAM 608.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U14581.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. rossensis, pertaining to the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
Reference: BOWMAN (J.P.), GOSINK (J.J.), McCAMMON (S.A.), LEWIS (T.E.), NICHOLS (D.S.), NICHOLS (P.D.), SKERRATT (J.H.), STALEY (J.T.) and McMEEKIN (T.A.): Colwellia demingiae sp. nov., Colwellia hornerae sp. nov., Colwellia rossensis and Colwellia psychrotropica sp. nov.: psychrophilic Antarctic species with the ability to synthesize docosahexaenoic acid (22:6ω3). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1171-1180.
Original article in IJSEM Online