Genus Actibacterium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Actibacterium mucosum Lucena et al. 2012.
Etymology: L. n. acta -ae, seaside, shore; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Actibacterium, a rod from the seaside.
Valid publication: LUCENA (T.), RUVIRA (M.A.), GARAY (E.), MACÍAN (M.C.), ARAHAL (D.R.) and PUJALTE (M.J.): Actibacterium mucosum gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine alphaproteobacterium from Mediterranean seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2858-2864.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012 emend. Guo et al. 2017.
Reference: GUO, L. L., WU, Y. H., XU, X. W., HUANG, C. J., XU, Y. Y., CHENG, H., WANG, C. S., WU, M. and XU, X. W. 2017. Actibacterium pelagium sp. nov., a novel alphaproteobacterium, and emended description of the genus Actibacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 5080-5086.
Original article.
Actibacterium atlanticum Li et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 22II-S11-z10=LMG 27158=MCCC 1A09298.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ159064.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. neutr. adj. atlanticum, Atlantic, from the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 2017-2025.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Li, G., Lai, Q., Sun, F., Du, Y., Liu, X., Li, G., Xie, Y. and Shao, Z. 2014. Actibacterium atlanticum sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the Atlantic Ocean. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 106, 325-330
Effective publication Online
Actibacterium mucosum Lucena et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R46 = CECT 7668 = KCTC 23349.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE590855.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. mucosum, slimy, mucous, a property of the colonies.
Valid publication: LUCENA (T.), RUVIRA (M.A.), GARAY (E.), MACÍAN (M.C.), ARAHAL (D.R.) and PUJALTE (M.J.): Actibacterium mucosum gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine alphaproteobacterium from Mediterranean seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2858-2864.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Actibacterium Lucena et al. 2012 emend. Park et al. 2015.
Reference: PARK, S., PARK, J.-M., KANG, C.-H. and YOON, J.-H. 2014. Confluentimicrobium lipolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel lipolytic alphaproteobacterium isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater spring, and emended description of Actibacterium mucosum Lucena et al. 2012. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 106, 969-977.
Original article.
Actibacterium pelagium Guo et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JN33=CGMCC 1.16012=KCTC 52653.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY273602.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NSBU00000000.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. pelagium, of or belonging to the sea.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: GUO, L. L., WU, Y. H., XU, X. W., HUANG, C. J., XU, Y. Y., CHENG, H., WANG, C. S., WU, M. and XU, X. W. 2017. Actibacterium pelagium sp. nov., a novel alphaproteobacterium, and emended description of the genus Actibacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 5080-5086.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Actibacterium ureilyticum Lin et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LS-811=BCRC 80823=JCM 30681.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP162062.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. urea, urea; N.L. adj. lyticus, -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos, -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. ureilyticum, urea-dissolving.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: LIN, S. Y., YOUNG, C. C., HAMEED, A., LIU, Y. C., HSU, Y. H., CHUNG, W. C. and YOUNG, L. S. 2016. Actibacterium ureilyticum sp. nov., isolated from seawater Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2769-2773.
Original article in IJSEM Online