Prosthecomicrobium

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

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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").

Prosthecomicrobium Staley 1968, genus.
Type species: ¤ Prosthecomicrobium pneumaticum Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. prosthêkê, appendage; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Prosthecomicrobium, appendage (-bearing) microbe.
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). [STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium, new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1968, 95, 1921-1942.]

---> Prosthecomicrobium Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Staley 1984.
Type species: ¤ Prosthecomicrobium pneumaticum Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. prosthêkê, appendage; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Prosthecomicrobium, appendage (-bearing) microbe.
Reference: STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium hirschii, a new species in a redefined genus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 304-308.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Prosthecomicrobium consociatum Vasil'eva et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: strain 11 = CCM 7594 = VKM B-2498.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ560750.
Etymology: L. part. neut. adj. consociatum, associated; intended to mean growth in a community with cellulose degrading bacteria.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925 [VASIL'EVA (L.V.), SEMENOV (A.M.) and GINIYATULLINA (A.I.): A new species of soil bacteria of the genus Prosthecomicrobium. Microbiology, 1991, 60, 243-250 (English translation of Mikrobiologiya, 1991, 60, 350-359).]
Validation List N° 127 in IJSEM Online

Note: The culture collection accession numbers VKM B-2498 and CCM 7594 have been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: VALIDATION LIST N° 127 (footnote ††). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Validation List N° 127 in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Bauldia consociata (Vasil'eva et al. 2009) Yee et al. 2010, comb. nov.

Prosthecomicrobium enhydrum Staley 1968, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 9b = ATCC 23634 = JCM 21106 = NBRC 102409 = VKM B-1376.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GQ221761.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. enhydrum (from Gr. neut. adj. enudron, living in or by water), living in water, aquatic.
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). [STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium, new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1968, 95, 1921-1942.]

---> ¤ Vasilyevaea enhydra (Staley 1968) Yee et al. 2010, comb. nov.

Prosthecomicrobium hirschii Staley 1984, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 16 = ATCC 27832.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: HM037994.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. hirschii, of Hirsch; named in honor of P. Hirsch, an authority on budding bacteria.
Reference: STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium hirschii, a new species in a redefined genus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 304-308.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Prosthecomicrobium litoralum Bauld et al. 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 524-16 = ATCC 35022 = NCIB 2233.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GQ221764.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. litoralum (from L. neut. adj. litorale), of or belonging to the sea-shore.
Reference: BAULD (J.), BIGFORD (R.) and STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium litoralum, a new species from marine habitats. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 613-617.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Bauldia litoralis (Bauld et al. 1983) Yee et al. 2010, comb. nov.

Prosthecomicrobium mishustinii Vasil'eva et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: strain 17 = CCM 7569 = VKM B-2499.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ560749.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. mishustinii, of Mishustin, a famous Russian soil microbiologist.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925 [VASIL'EVA (L.V.), SEMENOV (A.M.) and GINIYATULLINA (A.I.): A new species of soil bacteria of the genus Prosthecomicrobium. Microbiology, 1991, 60, 243-250 (English translation of Mikrobiologiya, 1991, 60, 350-359).]
Validation List N° 127 in IJSEM Online

Note: The culture collection accession numbers VKM B-2499 and CCM 7569 have been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: VALIDATION LIST N° 127 (footnote ‡‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Validation List N° 127 in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Vasilyevaea mishustinii (Vasil'eva et al. 2009) Yee et al. 2010, comb. nov.

Prosthecomicrobium pneumaticum Staley 1968, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 23633 = VKM B-1389.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB017203.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. pneumaticum (from Gr. neut. adj. pneumatikon, of the nature of wind or air), inflated, containing gas vacuoles.
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). [STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium, new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1968, 95, 1921-1942.]