Sphaerobacter

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

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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").

Sphaerobacter Demharter et al. 1989, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Sphaerobacterales Stackebrandt et al. 1997; type genus of the family ¤ Sphaerobacteraceae Stackebrandt et al. 1997).
Type species: ¤ Sphaerobacter thermophilus Demharter et al. 1989.
Etymology: L. n. sphaera, sphere; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Sphaerobacter, spherical rod (!), probably intended to mean spherical bacterium.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [DEMHARTER (W.), HENSEL (R.), SMIDA (J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Sphaerobacter thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. A deeply rooting member of the actinomycetes subdivision isolated from thermophilically treated sewage sludge. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 11, 261-266.]
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Sphaerobacter thermophilus Demharter et al. 1989, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain S 6022 = DSM 20745.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP001823 (strain DSM 20745, chromosome 1, complete genome), CP001824 (strain DSM 20745, chromosome 2, complete genome).
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat-loving.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [DEMHARTER (W.), HENSEL (R.), SMIDA (J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Sphaerobacter thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. A deeply rooting member of the actinomycetes subdivision isolated from thermophilically treated sewage sludge. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 11, 261-266.]
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