Nannocystis

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

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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").

Nannocystis Reichenbach 1970, genus. (Type genus of the suborder ¤ Nannocystineae Reichenbach 2007; type genus of the family ¤ Nannocystaceae Reichenbach 2006).
Type species: ¤ Nannocystis exedens Reichenbach 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. adj. nannos, dwarf; Gr. fem. n. kustis, bladder; N.L. fem. n. Nannocystis, tiny bag.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [REICHENBACH (H.): Nannocystis exedens, gen. nov., spec. nov., a new myxobacterium of the family Sorangiaceae. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1970, 70, 119-138.]

Nannocystis exedens Reichenbach 1970, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 25963 = DSM 71.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB084253.
Etymology: L. v. exedere, to go out, go forth or away, to depart, retire, withdraw; L. part. adj. exedens, retiring; intended to mean eating away, corroding (the agar).
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [REICHENBACH (H.): Nannocystis exedens, gen. nov., spec. nov., a new myxobacterium of the family Sorangiaceae. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1970, 70, 119-138.]

Nannocystis pusilla Reichenbach 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Na p29 = CIP 109121 = DSM 14622 = JCM 12635.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FR749907.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pusilla, tiny.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897. [REICHENBACH (H.): Genus I. Nannocystis Reichenbach 1970, 137^AL. In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 1137-1142.]
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online

Note: The type strain CIP 109121 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 115 (footnote w). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online