Genus Abyssivirga
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Abyssivirga Schouw et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Abyssivirga alkaniphila Schouw et al. 2016.
Etymology: L. gen. n. abyssi, from the deep; L. fem. n. virga, a rod; N.L. fem. n. Abyssivirga, a rod-shaped organism from the deep.
Valid publication: SCHOUW, A., LEIKNES EIDE, T., STOKKE, R., BIRGER PEDERSEN, R., HELENE STEEN, I. and BODTKER, G. 2016. Abyssivirga alkaniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkane-degrading, anaerobic bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent system, and emended descriptions of Natranaerovirga pectinivora and Natranaerovirga hydrolytica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1724-1734.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Based on phylogenetic analyses, Postec et al. (2017) believe that the proposal of the new genus Abyssivirga should be reconsidered. They believe that Abyssivirga alkaniphila should be reassigned to the genus Vallitalea, possibly as a novel species, ‘Vallitalea alkaniphila’, if demonstrated by significant DNA–DNA hybridization and phenotypic differences.
Reference: POSTEC, A., OLLIVIER, B. and FARDEAU, M. L. 2017. Objection to the proposition of the new genus Abyssivirga. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 174.
Article in IJSEM Online
Abyssivirga alkaniphila Schouw et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) L81=DSM 29592=JCM 30920.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP233895.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. alkanum, alkane, aliphatic hydrocarbon; N.L. adj. philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaniphila, loving alkanes.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: SCHOUW, A., LEIKNES EIDE, T., STOKKE, R., BIRGER PEDERSEN, R., HELENE STEEN, I. and BODTKER, G. 2016. Abyssivirga alkaniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkane-degrading, anaerobic bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent system, and emended descriptions of Natranaerovirga pectinivora and Natranaerovirga hydrolytica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1724-1734.
Original article in IJSEM Online