Labrys

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

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: 6
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Labrys Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Labrys monachus corrig. Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Labrys (from Gr. n. labrus), double-headed ax, an organism resembling a double-headed ax by the shape of the cell.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 18. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 375-376. [VASILYEVA (L.V.) and SEMENOV (A.M.): Labrys monahos, a new budding prosthecate bacterium with radial symmetry. (In Russian). Mikrobiologiya, 1984, 53, 85-92.]
Validation List N° 18 in IJSEM Online

---> Labrys Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985 emend. Islam et al. 2007.
Type species: ¤ Labrys monachus corrig. Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Labrys (from Gr. n. labrus), double-headed ax, an organism resembling a double-headed ax by the shape of the cell.
Reference: ISLAM (M.S.), KAWASAKI (H.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), HATTORI (T.) and SEKI (T.): Labrys okinawensis sp. nov. and Labrys miyagiensis sp. nov., budding bacteria isolated from rhizosphere habitats in Japan, and emended descriptions of the genus Labrys and Labrys monachus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 552-557.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Labrys methylaminiphilus Miller et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JLW10 = ATCC BAA-1080 = DSM 16812 = JCM 21796.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB236172.
Etymology: N.L. n. methyl, the methyl radical; N.L. n. aminum, the amine group; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. methylaminiphilus, methylamine-loving, referring to the methylamine-utilizing activity of the bacterium.
Reference: MILLER (J.A.), KALYUZHNAYA (M.G.), NOYES (E.), LARA (J.C.), LIDSTROM (M.E.) and CHISTOSERDOVA (L.): Labrys methylaminiphilus sp. nov., a novel facultatively methylotrophic bacterium from a freshwater lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1247-1253.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Labrys miyagiensis Islam et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain G24103 = NBRC 101365 = NCIMB 14143.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB236170.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. miyagiensis, referring to Miyagi, the prefecture in Japan where the bacterium was first isolated.
Reference: ISLAM (M.S.), KAWASAKI (H.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), HATTORI (T.) and SEKI (T.): Labrys okinawensis sp. nov. and Labrys miyagiensis sp. nov., budding bacteria isolated from rhizosphere habitats in Japan, and emended descriptions of the genus Labrys and Labrys monachus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 552-557.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Labrys monachus corrig. Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 42 = ATCC 43932 = DSM 5896 = JCM 21795 = VKM B-1479.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ535707.
Etymology: N.L. adj. monachus (from Gr. adj. monachos), unique, single.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 18. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 375-376. [VASILYEVA (L.V.) and SEMENOV (A.M.): Labrys monahos, a new budding prosthecate bacterium with radial symmetry. (In Russian). Mikrobiologiya, 1984, 53, 85-92.]
Validation List N° 18 in IJSEM Online

Note: The original spelling, Labrys monahos (sic), has been corrected by the Associate Editor, IJSB 1985.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation list n° 18 (footnote d). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 375-376.
Validation List N° 18 in IJSEM Online

---> Labrys monachus corrig. Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985 emend. Islam et al. 2007.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 42 = ATCC 43932 = DSM 5896 = JCM 21795 = VKM B-1479.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ535707.
Etymology: N.L. adj. monachus (from Gr. adj. monachos), unique, single.
Reference: ISLAM (M.S.), KAWASAKI (H.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), HATTORI (T.) and SEKI (T.): Labrys okinawensis sp. nov. and Labrys miyagiensis sp. nov., budding bacteria isolated from rhizosphere habitats in Japan, and emended descriptions of the genus Labrys and Labrys monachus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 552-557.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Labrys neptuniae Chou et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Liujia-146 = BCRC 17578 = LMG 23578.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ417335.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. neptuniae, of Neptunia, named because the type strain was isolated from Neptunia oleracea.
Reference: CHOU (Y.J.), ELLIOTT (G.N.), JAMES (E.K.), LIN (K.Y.), CHOU (J.H.), SHEU (S.Y.), SHEU (D.S.), SPRENT (J.I.) and CHEN (W.M.): Labrys neptuniae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of the aquatic legume Neptunia oleracea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 577-581.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Labrys okinawensis Islam et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 18385 = MAFF 210191.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB236169.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. okinawensis, referring to Okinawa, the province in Japan where the bacterium was first isolated.
Reference: ISLAM (M.S.), KAWASAKI (H.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), HATTORI (T.) and SEKI (T.): Labrys okinawensis sp. nov. and Labrys miyagiensis sp. nov., budding bacteria isolated from rhizosphere habitats in Japan, and emended descriptions of the genus Labrys and Labrys monachus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 552-557.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Labrys portucalensis Carvalho et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain F11 = DSM 17916 = LMG 23412.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY362040.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. portucalensis, referring to Portugal, from where the bacterium was isolated.
Reference: CARVALHO (M.F.), DE MARCO (P.), DUQUE (A.F.), PACHECO (C.C.), JANSSEN (D.B.) and CASTRO (P.M.L.): Labrys portucalensis sp. nov., a fluorobenzene-degrading bacterium isolated from an industrially contaminated sediment in northern Portugal. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 692-698.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The specific epithet portucalensis is a neo-Latin adjective, not a Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Carvalho et al. 2008.