Natribacillus

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

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: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Natribacillus Echigo et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Natribacillus halophilus Echigo et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron), soda, sodium carbonate; L. masc. n. bacillus, rod; N.L. masc. n. Natribacillus, sodium (-requiring) rod, referring to the high sodium ion requirement and the cell shape.
Reference: ECHIGO (A.), MINEGISHI (H.), SHIMANE (Y.), KAMEKURA (M.) and USAMI (R.): Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 289-294.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Natribacillus halophilus Echigo et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HN30 = DSM 21771 = JCM 15649.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB449109.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt loving.
Reference: ECHIGO (A.), MINEGISHI (H.), SHIMANE (Y.), KAMEKURA (M.) and USAMI (R.): Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 289-294.
Original article in IJSEM Online