Williamsia

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 7
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Williamsia Kämpfer et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Williamsia muralis Kämpfer et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Williamsia, named to honour Stanley T. Williams, a British microbiologist, for his numerous contributions to the taxonomy and ecology of catinomycetes.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), ANDERSSON (M.A.), RAINEY (F.A.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.): Williamsia muralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the indoor environment of a children's day care centre. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 681-687.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Williamsia deligens Yassin and Hupfer 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IMMIB RIV-956 = CCUG 50873 = DSM 44902 = JCM 13662.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ920290.
Etymology: L. part. adj. deligens, selecting, choosing, reffering to the preference of carbon source.
Reference: YASSIN (A.F.) and HUPFER (H.): Williamsia deligens sp. nov., isolated from human blood. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 193-197.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Williamsia faeni Jones et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain N1350 = DSM 45372 = JCM 17784 = NCIMB 14575 = NRRL B-24794.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ157929.
Etymology: L. n. faenum, hay; L. gen. n. faeni, of hay, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a hay meadow.
Reference: JONES (A.L.), PAYNE (G.D.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Williamsia faeni sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from a hay meadow. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2548-2551.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the protologue of the paper by Jones et al. 2010, the strains NCIMB 14575 and NRRL B-24794 are erroneously cited as NCIB 14575 and NRRL B24794, respectively.
Reference: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 3002.
Erratum in IJSEM Online

Williamsia marianensis Pathom-aree et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MT8 = DSM 44944 = JCM 14345 = NCIMB 14085.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY894336.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. marianensis, of or pertaining to the Mariana Trench, the source of the type strain.
Reference: PATHOM-AREE (W.), NOGI (Y.), SUTCLIFFE (I.C.), WARD (A.C.), HORIKOSHI (K.), BULL (A.T.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Williamsia marianensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from the Mariana Trench. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1123-1126.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Williamsia maris Stach et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SJS0289/JS1 = DSM 44693 = JCM 12070 = NCIMB 13945.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB010909.
Etymology: L. neut. n. mare, the sea; L. gen. n. maris, of the sea.
Reference: STACH (J.E.M.), MALDONADO (L.A.), WARD (A.C.), BULL (A.T.) and GOODFELLOW (M.): Williamsia maris sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from the Sea of Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 191-194.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The type strain KCTC 9945 is also cited in the paper by Stach et al. 2004. However, according to the KCTC Online Catalogue, the strain KCTC 9945 is the type strain of "Brevibacterium aureum" Lim et al.
Reference: KUDO (T.): Personal communication (May 08, 2007).

Williamsia muralis Kämpfer et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MA140/96 = CIP 106979 = DSM 44343 = IFM 10085 = JCM 10676 = KCTC 9830.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y17384.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. muralis, pertaining or belonging to wall(s).
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), ANDERSSON (M.A.), RAINEY (F.A.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.) and SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.): Williamsia muralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the indoor environment of a children's day care centre. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 681-687.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Williamsia phyllosphaerae Kämpfer et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain C7 = CCM 7855 = CCUG 60465.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FR691321.
Etymology: Gr. neut. n. phullon, leaf; L. n. sphaera, ball, sphere; N.L. gen. n. phyllosphaerae, of the phyllosphere.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), WELLNER (S.), LOHSE (K.), LODDERS (N.) and MARTIN (K.): Williamsia phyllosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the surface of Trifolium repens leaves. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2702-2705.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Williamsia serinedens Yassin et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IMMIB SR-4 = CCUG 53151 = DSM 45037 = JCM 14883.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM283464.
Etymology: N.L. n. serinum, serine; L. part. pres. edens, eating; N.L. part. adj. serinedens, eating serine.
Reference: YASSIN (A.F.), YOUNG (C.C.), LAI (W.A.), HUPFER (H.), ARUN (A.B.), SHEN (F.T.), REKHA (P.D.) and HO (M.J.): Williamsia serinedens sp. nov., isolated from an oil-contaminated soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 558-561.
Original article in IJSEM Online