Pedobacter

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

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: 35
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pedobacter heparinus (Payza and Korn 1956) Steyn et al. 1998.
Etymology: Gr. n. pedon, the ground, earth; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Pedobacter, rod from soil.
Reference: STEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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---> Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Vanparys et al. 2005.
Type species: ¤ Pedobacter heparinus (Payza and Korn 1956) Steyn et al. 1998.
Etymology: Gr. n. pedon, the ground, earth; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Pedobacter, rod from soil.
Reference: VANPARYS (B.), HEYLEN (K.), LEBBE (L.) and DE VOS (P.): Pedobacter caeni sp. nov., a novel species isolated from a nitrifying inoculum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1315-1318.
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---> Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Hwang et al. 2006.
Type species: ¤ Pedobacter heparinus (Payza and Korn 1956) Steyn et al. 1998.
Etymology: Gr. n. pedon, the ground, earth; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Pedobacter, rod from soil.
Reference: HWANG (C.Y.), CHOI (D.H.) and CHO (B.C.): Pedobacter roseus sp. nov., isolated from a hypertrophic pond, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1831-1836.
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---> Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Gallego et al. 2006.
Type species: ¤ Pedobacter heparinus (Payza and Korn 1956) Steyn et al. 1998.
Etymology: Gr. n. pedon, the ground, earth; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Pedobacter, rod from soil.
Reference: GALLEGO (V.), GARCÍA (M.T.) and VENTOSA (A.): Pedobacter aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from drinking water, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1853-1858.
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Pedobacter africanus Steyn et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 39353 = CIP 105499 = LMG 10353 = NBRC 100065.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ438171.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. africanus, of or belonging to Africa, the source of isolation.
Reference: STEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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Pedobacter agri Roh et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain PB92 = DSM 19486 = JCM 15120 = KCTC 12511.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF660751.
Etymology: L. gen. n. agri, of a field.
Reference: ROH (S.W.), QUAN (Z.X.), NAM (Y.D.), CHANG (H.W.), KIM (K.H.), KIM (M.K.), IM (W.T.), JIN (L.), KIM (S.H.), LEE (S.T.) and BAE (J.W.): Pedobacter agri sp. nov., from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1640-1643.
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Pedobacter alluvionis Gordon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NWER-II11 = DSM 19624 = LMG 24258.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU030688.
Etymology: L. gen. n. alluvionis, of alluvial land.
Reference: GORDON (N.S.), VALENZUELA (A.), ADAMS (S.M.), RAMSEY (P.W.), POLLOCK (J.L.), HOLBEN (W.E.) and GANNON (J.E.): Pedobacter nyackensis sp. nov., Pedobacter alluvionis sp. nov. and Pedobacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Montana flood-plain sediment and forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1720-1726.
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Pedobacter aquatilis Gallego et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AR107 = CCM 7347 = CECT 7114 = JCM 13454.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM114396.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aquatilis, aquatic, growing in water.
Reference: GALLEGO (V.), GARCÍA (M.T.) and VENTOSA (A.): Pedobacter aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from drinking water, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1853-1858.
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Pedobacter bauzanensis Zhang et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BZ42 = CGMCC 1.10187 = CIP 110134 = DSM 22554.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GQ161990.
Etymology: M.L. masc. adj. bauzanensis, referring to Bauzanum, the medieval Latin name for Bozen/Bolzano, a city in South Tyrol, Italy, where the species was first found.
Reference: ZHANG (D.C.), SCHINNER (F.) and MARGESIN (R.): Pedobacter bauzanensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2592-2595.
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Pedobacter borealis Gordon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain G-1 = DSM 19626 = LMG 24259.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU030687.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. borealis, related to the north, boreal.
Reference: GORDON (N.S.), VALENZUELA (A.), ADAMS (S.M.), RAMSEY (P.W.), POLLOCK (J.L.), HOLBEN (W.E.) and GANNON (J.E.): Pedobacter nyackensis sp. nov., Pedobacter alluvionis sp. nov. and Pedobacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Montana flood-plain sediment and forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1720-1726.
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Note: The epithet borealis is a Latin adjective, not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Gordon et al. 2009.

Pedobacter boryungensis Jung et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BR-9 = CCUG 60024 = KCTC 23344.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: HM640986.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. boryungensis, of or pertaining to Boryung, the Korean city from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: JUNG (Y.T.), LEE (S.Y.), CHOI (W.C.), OH (T.K.) and YOON (J.H.): Pedobacter boryungensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 13-17.
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Pedobacter caeni Vanparys et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 16990 = LMG 22862.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ786798.
Etymology: L. gen. neut. n. caeni, of sludge.
Reference: VANPARYS (B.), HEYLEN (K.), LEBBE (L.) and DE VOS (P.): Pedobacter caeni sp. nov., a novel species isolated from a nitrifying inoculum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1315-1318.
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Pedobacter composti Lee et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TR6-06 = KCTC 12638 = LMG 23490.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB267720.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. composti, of compost.
Reference: LEE (H.G.), KIM (S.G.), IM (W.T.), OH (H.M.) and LEE (S.T.): Pedobacter composti sp. nov., isolated from compost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 345-349.
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Pedobacter cryoconitis Margesin et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain A37 = DSM 14825 = LMG 21415.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ438170.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. cryoconitis, from cryoconite, referring to glacier cryoconite, where the strain was first found.
Reference: MARGESIN (R.), SPRÖER (C.), SCHUMANN (P.) and SCHINNER (F.): Pedobacter cryoconitis sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile from alpine glacier cryoconite. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1291-1296.
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Pedobacter daechungensis An et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Dae 13 = KCTC 12637 = LMG 23489.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB267722.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. daechungensis, pertaining to Daechung lake.
Reference: AN (D.S.), KIM (S.G.), TEN (L.N.) and CHO (C.H.): Pedobacter daechungensis sp. nov., from freshwater lake sediment in South Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 69-72.
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Pedobacter duraquae Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WB 2.1-25 = CIP 109481 = DSM 19034.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM491368.
Etymology: L. adj. durus, hard; L. fem. n. aqua, water; N.L. gen. fem. n. duraquae, from/of hard water.
Reference: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter ginsengisoli Ten et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Gsoil 104 = KCTC 12576 = LMG 23399.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB245371.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengisoli, of soil from a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Reference: TEN (L.N.), LIU (Q.M.), IM (W.T.), LEE (M.), YANG (D.C.) and LEE (S.T.): Pedobacter ginsengisoli sp. nov., a DNase-producing bacterium isolated from soil of a ginseng field in South Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2565-2570.
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Pedobacter glucosidilyticus Luo et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 1-2 = CCTCC AB 206110 = KCTC 22438.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU585748.
Etymology: N.L. n. glucosidum, glucoside; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. glucosidilyticus, glucoside-dissolving.
Reference: LUO (X.), WANG (Z.), DAI (J.), ZHANG (L.), LI (J.), TANG (Y.), WANG (Y.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter glucosidilyticus sp. nov., isolated from dry riverbed soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 229-233.
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Pedobacter hartonius Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WB 3.3-3 = CIP 109468 = DSM 19033.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM491371.
Etymology: M.L. masc. n. Harto, the Harz, a mountain range in northern Germany; N.L. masc. adj. hartonius, pertaining to the Harz.
Reference: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter heparinus (Payza and Korn 1956) Steyn et al. 1998, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 13125 = CCUG 12810 = CIP 104194 = CIP 105498 = DSM 2366 = IFO (now NBRC) 12017 = JCM 7457 = LMG 4024 = LMG 10339 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9290 = NRRL B-14731.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP001681 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Flavobacterium heparinum Payza and Korn 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Cytophaga heparina (Payza and Korn 1956) Christensen 1980, ¤ Sphingobacterium heparinum (Payza and Korn 1956) Takeuchi and Yokota 1993.
Etymology: Gr. n. hêpar, liver; N.L. masc. adj. heparinus, of or pertaining to degradation of heparin, acidic mucoheteropolysaccharide with sulfate groups from various animal tissues.
Reference: STEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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Pedobacter himalayensis Shivaji et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HHS 22 = JCM 12171 = MTCC 6384.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ583425.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. himalayensis, pertaining to Himalaya.
Reference: SHIVAJI (S.), CHATURVEDI (P.), REDDY (G.S.N.) and SURESH (K.): Pedobacter himalayensis sp. nov., from the Hamta glacier located in the Himalayan mountain ranges of India. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1083-1088.
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Pedobacter insulae Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DS-139 = DSM 18684 = KCTC 12820.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF100697.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. n. insulae, of an island, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), OH (H.W.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter insulae sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1999-2003.
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Pedobacter koreensis Baik et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WPCB189 = KCTC 12536 = NBRC 101153.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ092871.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, from where the organism was isolated.
Reference: BAIK (K.S.), PARK (Y.D.), KIM (M.S.), PARK (S.C.), MOON (E.Y.), RHEE (M.S.), CHOI (J.H.) and SEONG (C.N.): Pedobacter koreensis sp. nov., isolated from fresh water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2079-2083.
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Pedobacter lentus Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DS-40 = JCM 14593 = KCTC 12875.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF446146.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. lentus, slow, delayed, referring to the slow growth of the micro-organism.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter lentus sp. nov. and Pedobacter terricola sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2089-2095.
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Pedobacter metabolipauper Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WB 2.3-71 = CIP 109480 = DSM 19035.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM491370.
Etymology: N.L. n. metabolismus, metabolism (word stem metabol-); L. masc. adj. pauper, poor; N.L. masc. adj. metabolipauper, metabolically poor.
Reference: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter nyackensis Gordon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NWG-II14 = DSM 19625 = LMG 24260.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU030686.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. nyackensis, pertaining to Nyack, a region of north-western Montana, USA.
Reference: GORDON (N.S.), VALENZUELA (A.), ADAMS (S.M.), RAMSEY (P.W.), POLLOCK (J.L.), HOLBEN (W.E.) and GANNON (J.E.): Pedobacter nyackensis sp. nov., Pedobacter alluvionis sp. nov. and Pedobacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Montana flood-plain sediment and forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1720-1726.
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Pedobacter oryzae Jeon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain N7 = DSM 19973 = KACC 12821.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU109726.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. n. oryzae, of rice, referring to the rice paddy fields where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: JEON (Y.), KIM (J.M.), PARK (J.H.), LEE (S.H.), SEONG (C.M.), LEE (S.S.) and JEON (C.O.): Pedobacter oryzae sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2491-2495.
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Note: The epithet oryzae is a "L. fem. gen. n.", not a "L. fem. n." as cited in the paper by Jeon et al. 2009.

Pedobacter panaciterrae Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Gsoil 042 = KCTC 12594 = LMG 23400.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB245368.
Etymology: N.L. n. Panax -acis, scientific name of ginseng; L. n. terra, soil; N.L. gen. n. panaciterrae, of soil from a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Reference: YOON (M.H.), TEN (L.N.), IM (W.T.) and LEE (S.T.): Pedobacter panaciterrae sp. nov., isolated from soil in South Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 381-386.
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Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CIP 104195 = IFO (now NBRC) 14985 = JCM 7454 = LMG 14024.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ438174.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingobacterium piscium Takeuchi and Yokota 1993.
Etymology: L. n. piscis, fish; L. gen. pl. n. piscium, of/from fishes.
Reference: STEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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Note: On page 175, the type strain is incorrectly cited as LMG 14023 = ATCC 13125 (sic) = IFO (now NBRC) 12017 (sic).

Pedobacter rhizosphaerae Kwon et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 01-96 = KACC 14938 = NBRC 107690.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM279214.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; L. fem. n. sphaera -ae, ball, any globe, sphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere.
Reference: KWON (S.W.), SON (J.A.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.), PARK (I.C.), BOK (J.I.) and WEON (H.Y.): Pedobacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. and Pedobacter soli sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2874-2879.
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Pedobacter roseus Hwang et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CL-GP80 = JCM 13399 = KCCM 42272.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ112353.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured, pink, referring to the color of the colonies on agar plates.
Reference: HWANG (C.Y.), CHOI (D.H.) and CHO (B.C.): Pedobacter roseus sp. nov., isolated from a hypertrophic pond, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1831-1836.
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Pedobacter saltans Steyn et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CCUG 39354 = CIP 105500 = DSM 12145 = JCM 21818 = LMG 10337 = NBRC 100064.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP002545 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. v. saltare, to dance; L. part. adj. saltans, dancing, referring to the gliding motility of the strain.
Reference: SSTEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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Pedobacter sandarakinus Yoon et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DS-27 = CIP 108922 = KCTC 12559.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ235228.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. sandarakinus (from Gr. adj. sandarakinos), orange-coloured.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), LEE (M.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.Y.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter sandarakinus sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1273-1277.
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Pedobacter soli Kwon et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 15-51 = KACC 14939 = NBRC 107691.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM279215.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.
Reference: KWON (S.W.), SON (J.A.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.), PARK (I.C.), BOK (J.I.) and WEON (H.Y.): Pedobacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. and Pedobacter soli sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2874-2879.
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Pedobacter steynii Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WB 2.3-45 = CIP 109507 = DSM 19110.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM491372.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. steynii, of Steyn, named after P. L. Steyn, the microbiologist who described the genus Pedobacter.
Reference: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter suwonensis Kwon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 15-52 = DSM 18130 = KACC 11317.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ097274.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. suwonensis, of or belonging to Suwon, the city in which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: KWON (S.W.), KIM (B.Y.), LEE (K.H.), JANG (K.Y.), SEOK (S.J.), KWON (J.S.), KIM (W.G.) and WEON (H.Y.): Pedobacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 480-484.
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Pedobacter terrae Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DS-57 = DSM 17933 = KCTC 12762.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ889723.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terrae, of the earth.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter terrae sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2462-2466.
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Pedobacter terricola Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DS-45 = JCM 14594 = KCTC 12876.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF446147.
Etymology: L. masc. n. terricola, a dweller of soil, referring to the isolation of the type strain from soil.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter lentus sp. nov. and Pedobacter terricola sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2089-2095.
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Pedobacter westerhofensis Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WB 3.3-22 = CIP 109479 = DSM 19036.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM491369.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. westerhofensis, pertaining to Westerhof, a village in the Harz Mountains.
Reference: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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