Sterolibacterium

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

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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").

Sterolibacterium Tarlera and Denner 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sterolibacterium denitrificans Tarlera and Denner 2003.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. sterolum, sterol; L. neut. n. bacterium, small rod; N.L. neut. n. Sterolibacterium, sterol-utilizing small rod.
Reference: TARLERA (S.) and DENNER (E.B.M.): Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the β-Proteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1085-1091.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sterolibacterium denitrificans Tarlera and Denner 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Chol-1S = ATCC BAA-354 = DSM 13999.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ306683.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Reference: TARLERA (S.) and DENNER (E.B.M.): Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the β-Proteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1085-1091.
Original article in IJSEM Online