Marivirga

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Marivirga Nedashkovskaya et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Marivirga tractuosa (Lewin 1969) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2010.
Etymology: L. n. mare, the sea, L. fem. n. virga, rod, N.L. fem. n. Marivirga, a rod that inhabits marine environments.
Reference: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), VANCANNEYT (M.), KIM (S.B.) and BAE (K.S.): Reclassification of Flexibacter tractuosus (Lewin 1969) Leadbetter 1974 and 'Microscilla sericea' Lewin 1969 in the genus Marivirga gen. nov. as Marivirga tractuosa comb. nov. and Marivirga sericea nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1858-1863.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Marivirga sericea (ex Lewin 1969) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2010, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 23182 = LMG 13021 = NBRC 15983 = NCIMB 1403.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB078081.
Synonym: "Microscilla sericea" Lewin 1969.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. sericea, made from or pertaining to silk.
Reference: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), VANCANNEYT (M.), KIM (S.B.) and BAE (K.S.): Reclassification of Flexibacter tractuosus (Lewin 1969) Leadbetter 1974 and 'Microscilla sericea' Lewin 1969 in the genus Marivirga gen. nov. as Marivirga tractuosa comb. nov. and Marivirga sericea nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1858-1863.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Marivirga sericea (ex Lewin 1969) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2010 was previously known as "Microscilla sericea" Lewin 1969 [see LEWIN (R.A.): A classification of flexibacteria. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1969, 58, 189–206. Publication Online]

Marivirga tractuosa (Lewin 1969) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2010, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 23168 = CIP 106410 = DSM 4126 = KCTC 2958 = LMG 8378 = NBRC 15989 = NCIMB 1408 = VKM B-1430.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP002349 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Flexibacter tractuosus (Lewin 1969) Leadbetter 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Another synonym: "Microscilla tractuosa" Lewin 1969.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. tractuosa, that draws to itself; intended to mean drawn or clumped together.
Reference: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), VANCANNEYT (M.), KIM (S.B.) and BAE (K.S.): Reclassification of Flexibacter tractuosus (Lewin 1969) Leadbetter 1974 and 'Microscilla sericea' Lewin 1969 in the genus Marivirga gen. nov. as Marivirga tractuosa comb. nov. and Marivirga sericea nom. rev., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1858-1863.
Original article in IJSEM Online