Microlunatus

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

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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").

Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Microlunatus phosphovorus Nakamura et al. 1995.
Etymology: Gr. adj. mikros, small; L. masc. adj. lunatus, half-moon-shaped, crescent-shaped; N.L. masc. n. Microlunatus, small moon-like microorganism.
Reference: NAKAMURA (K.), HIRAISHI (A.), YOSHIMI (Y.), KAWAHARASAKI (M.), MASUDA (K.) and KAMAGATA (Y.): Microlunatus phosphovorus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 17-22.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The gender of the genus name is not given by Nakamura et al. 1995. However, according to Rule 65 (2), Microlunatus must be in the masculine gender.

Microlunatus aurantiacus Wang et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain YIM 45721 = CCTCC AB 206067 = DSM 18424 = JCM 16548.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF601828.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. aurantiacus, orange-coloured, referring to the orange colour of the colonies.
Reference: WANG (Y.X.), CAI (M.), ZHI (X.Y.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), TANG (S.K.), XU (L.H.), CUI (X.L.) and LI (W.J.): Microlunatus aurantiacus sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a rhizosphere soil sample. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1873-1877.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Microlunatus ginsengisoli Cui et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Gsoil 633 = DSM 17942 = JCM 15306 = KCTC 13940.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB245389.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengisoli, of soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Reference: CUI (Y.S.), IM (W.T.), YIN (C.R.), YANG (D.C.) and LEE (S.T.): Microlunatus ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 713-716.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Microlunatus panaciterrae An et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Gsoil 954 = DSM 18662 = JCM 16016 = KCTC 13058.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB271051.
Etymology: N.L. n. Panax -acis, scientific name for ginseng; L. n. terra, soil; N.L. gen. n. panaciterrae, of soil of a ginseng field.
Reference: AN (D.S.), IM (W.T.) and YOON (M.H.): Microlunatus panaciterrae sp. nov. a β-glucosidase-producing bacterium isolated from soil in a ginseng field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2734-2738.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Microlunatus parietis Kämpfer et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 12-Be-011 = CCM 7636 = DSM 22083.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FN556016.
Etymology: L. gen. n. parietis, of the wall of a house.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), SCHÄFER (J.), LODDERS (N.) and MARTIN (K.): Microlunatus parietis sp. nov., isolated from an indoor wall. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2420-2423.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Microlunatus phosphovorus Nakamura et al. 1995, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NM-1 = ATCC 700054 = CIP 104466 = DSM 10555 = HAMBI 2303 = JCM 9379 = NBRC 101784 = VKM Ac-1990.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z78207.
Etymology: L. n. phosphorus (from Gr. n. phōsphoros, the light-bringer), the morning-star and, in chemistry, phosphorus; L. masc. suff. -vorus, devouring; N.L. masc. adj. phophovorus, intended to mean phosphorus-accumulating (sic) microorganism.
Reference: NAKAMURA (K.), HIRAISHI (A.), YOSHIMI (Y.), KAWAHARASAKI (M.), MASUDA (K.) and KAMAGATA (Y.): Microlunatus phosphovorus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new gram-positive polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium isolated from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 17-22.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Microlunatus soli Kämpfer et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CC-12602 = CC-012602 = CCM 7685 = DSM 21800.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ807672.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), YOUNG (C.C.), BUSSE (H.J.), CHU (J.N.), SCHUMANN (P.), ARUN (A.B.), SHEN (F.T.) and REKHA (P.D.): Microlunatus soli sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 824-827.
Original article in IJSEM Online