Ornithinimicrobium

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Ornithinimicrobium Groth et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ornithinimicrobium humiphilum Groth et al. 2001.
Etymology: N.L. n. ornithinum, ornithine (an amino acid named after the Gr. n. ornithos, bird); N.L. neut. n. microbium (from Gr. adj. mikros, small and Gr. n. bios, life), a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Ornithinimicrobium, a microbe with ornithine.
Reference: GROTH (I.), SCHUMANN (P.), WEISS (N.), SCHUETZE (B.), AUGSTEN (K.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ornithinimicrobium humiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel soil actinomycete with L -ornithine in the peptidoglycan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 81-87.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ornithinimicrobium humiphilum Groth et al. 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HKI 0124 = CIP 106634 = DSM 12362 = JCM 11540.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ277650.
Etymology: L. n. humus, soil; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. neut. adj. philon), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. humiphilum, loving soil.
Reference: GROTH (I.), SCHUMANN (P.), WEISS (N.), SCHUETZE (B.), AUGSTEN (K.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ornithinimicrobium humiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel soil actinomycete with L -ornithine in the peptidoglycan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 81-87.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the etymology of the specific epithet, "L. adj. humo (sic), from soil" must be changed to "L. n. humus, soil".

Ornithinimicrobium kibberense Mayilraj et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain K22-20 = DSM 17687 = JCM 12763 = MTCC 6545.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY636111.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. kibberense, of or pertaining to Kibber, a village in the Indian Himalayas, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: MAYILRAJ (S.), SAHA (P.), SURESH (K.) and SAINI (H.S.): Ornithinimicrobium kibberense sp. nov., isolated from the Indian Himalayas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1657-1661.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ornithinimicrobium pekingense Liu et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LW6 = CGMCC 1.5362 = JCM 14001.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ512860.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. pekingense, pertaining to Peking, the former English name of Beijing, where the type strain was isolated and studied.
Reference: LIU (X.Y.), WANG (B.J.), JIANG (C.Y.) and LIU (S.J.): Ornithinimicrobium pekingense sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 116-119.
Original article in IJSEM Online