Lamprobacter

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

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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").

Lamprobacter Gorlenko et al. 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Lamprobacter modestohalophilus Gorlenko et al. 1988.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Lpb. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. adj. lampros, bright, brilliant; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Lamprobacter, brilliant rod.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222. [GORLENKO (V.M.), KRASIL'NIKOVA (E.N.), KIKINA (O.G.) and TATARINOVA (N.Y.): The new motile purple sulfur bacteria Lamprobacter modestohalophilus nov. gen., nov. sp. with gas vacuoles. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR Ser. Biol., 1979, 5, 755-767.]
Validation List N° 25 in IJSEM Online

Lamprobacter modestohalophilus Gorlenko et al. 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain INMI RO-1.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. adj. modestus, moderate; Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. modestohalophilus, moderate salt-loving.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222. [GORLENKO (V.M.), KRASIL'NIKOVA (E.N.), KIKINA (O.G.) and TATARINOVA (N.Y.): The new motile purple sulfur bacteria Lamprobacter modestohalophilus nov. gen., nov. sp. with gas vacuoles. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR Ser. Biol., 1979, 5, 755-767.]
Validation List N° 25 in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Dr. Kuever, the strain INMI RO-1 is lost.
Reference: KUEVER (J.): Personal communication (February 11, 2010).