Genus Algibacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 14
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Algibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Algibacter lectus Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. fem. n. alga, seaweed; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Algibacter, rod isolated from seaweed.
Valid publication: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), KIM (S.B.), HAN (S.K.), RHEE (M.S.), LYSENKO (A.M.), ROHDE (M.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), FROLOVA (G.M.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.) and BAE (K.S.): Algibacter lectus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from green algae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1257-1261.
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→ Algibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004 emend. Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007.
Reference: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), VANCANNEYT (M.), KIM (S.B.), HOSTE (B.) and BAE (K.S.): Algibacter mikhailovii sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and emended description of the genus Algibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2147-2150.
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Note: According to Park et al. 2013, Algibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Pontirhabdus Yi et al. 2011.
Reference: PARK (S.C.), HWANG (Y.M.), CHOE (H.N.), BAIK (K.S.), KIM (H.) and SEONG (C.N.): Algibacter aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from a marine environment, and reclassification of Pontirhabdus pectinivorans as Algibacter pectinivorans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2038-2042.
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→ Algibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004 emend. Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007 emend. Park et al. 2013.
Reference: PARK, S. C., HWANG, Y. M., LEE, J. H., BAIK, K. S. and SEONG, C. N. 2013. Algibacter agarivorans sp. nov., and Algibacter agarilyticus sp. nov., isolated from seawater, reclassification of Marinivirga aestuarii as Algibacter aestuarii comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Algibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3494-3500.
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Algibacter aestuarii Park et al. 2013, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KYW371=KCTC 23449=JCM 17452.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ405792.
Basonym: ¤ Marinivirga aestuarii Park et al. 2013
Etymology: L. gen. n. aestuarii, of the tidal flat, from where the organism was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: PARK, S. C., HWANG, Y. M., LEE, J. H., BAIK, K. S. and SEONG, C. N. 2013. Algibacter agarivorans sp. nov., and Algibacter agarilyticus sp. nov., isolated from seawater, reclassification of Marinivirga aestuarii as Algibacter aestuarii comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Algibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3494-3500.
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Algibacter agarilyticus Park et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KYW563=KCTC 23857=JCM 18275.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN864027.
Etymology: N.L. n. agarum, agar; N.L. adj. lyticus (from Gr. adj. lutikos), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. agarilyticus, agar-dissolving.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: PARK, S. C., HWANG, Y. M., LEE, J. H., BAIK, K. S. and SEONG, C. N. 2013. Algibacter agarivorans sp. nov., and Algibacter agarilyticus sp. nov., isolated from seawater, reclassification of Marinivirga aestuarii as Algibacter aestuarii comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Algibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3494-3500.
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Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KYW560=KCTC 23855=JCM 18285.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN864025.
Etymology: N.L. n. agarum, agar; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, destroying; N.L. part. adj. agarivorans, agar-devouring.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: PARK, S. C., HWANG, Y. M., LEE, J. H., BAIK, K. S. and SEONG, C. N. 2013. Algibacter agarivorans sp. nov., and Algibacter agarilyticus sp. nov., isolated from seawater, reclassification of Marinivirga aestuarii as Algibacter aestuarii comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Algibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3494-3500.
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Algibacter alginicilyticus Sun et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HZ22=CGMCC 1.11025=JCM 18496.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP012898.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum alginicum, alginic acid; N.L. fem. adj. lytica (from Gr. fem. adj. lutikê), able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. alginolytica, alginic-acid-dissolving.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 4299–4305.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Sun, C., Fu, G. Y., Zhang, C. Y., Hu, J., Xu, L., Wang, R. J., Su, Y., Han, S. B., Yu, X. Y. et al. 2016. Isolation and complete genome sequence of Algibacter alginolytica sp. nov., a novel seaweed-degrading Bacteroidetes bacterium with diverse putative polysaccharide utilization loci. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 82, 2975-2987.
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Algibacter amylolyticus Zhang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RU-4-M-4=LMG 28383=DSM 29199.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP136798.
Etymology: Gr. n. amylon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch-dissolving.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: ZHANG, D. C., WU, J., NEUNER, K., YAO, J. and MARGESIN, R. 2015. Algibacter amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from intertidal sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1556-1560.
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Algibacter aquaticus Wong et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SK-16=NBRC 110220=KCTC 32974.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM502325.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: MDJD00000000.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aquaticus, living, growing, or found in or by water, aquatic.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WONG, S. K., PARK, S., LEE, J. S., LEE, K. C., OGURA, Y., HAYASHI, T., CHIURA, H. X., YOSHIZAWA, S. and HAMASAKI, K. 2017. Algibacter aquaticus sp. nov., a slightly alkaliphilic marine Flavobacterium isolated from coastal surface water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2199-2204.
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Algibacter aquimarinus Park et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KYW589 = JCM 18287 = KCTC 23928.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ259859.
Etymology: L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. adj. marinus -a -um, marine; N.L. masc. adj. aquimarinus, living in sea water.
Valid publication: PARK (S.C.), HWANG (Y.M.), CHOE (H.N.), BAIK (K.S.), KIM (H.) and SEONG (C.N.): Algibacter aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from a marine environment, and reclassification of Pontirhabdus pectinivorans as Algibacter pectinivorans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2038-2042.
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Algibacter lectus Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 15365 = JCM 21761 = KCTC 12103 = KMM 3902.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY187689.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. lectus, chosen, selected, referring to a bacterium that forms select, beautiful colonies.
Valid publication: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), KIM (S.B.), HAN (S.K.), RHEE (M.S.), LYSENKO (A.M.), ROHDE (M.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), FROLOVA (G.M.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.) and BAE (K.S.): Algibacter lectus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from green algae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1257-1261.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Algibacter mikhailovii Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KCTC 12710 = KMM 6171 = LMG 23988.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM491809.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. mikhailovii, of Mikhailov, in honour of Valery V. Mikhailov, a Russian microbiologist, for his contributions to the development of marine microbiology.
Valid publication: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), VANCANNEYT (M.), KIM (S.B.), HOSTE (B.) and BAE (K.S.): Algibacter mikhailovii sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and emended description of the genus Algibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2147-2150.
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Algibacter miyuki Park et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WS-MY6=KCTC 32382=CECT 8300.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC662118.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. miyuki, of miyuk, Korean name of the brown algae Undaria pinnatifida.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 155. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 1-5.
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Effective publication: PARK, S., JUNG, Y.-T. and YOON, J.-H. 2013. Algibacter miyuki sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from leachate of a brown algae reservoir. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 104, 253-260.
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Algibacter pectinivorans (Yi et al. 2011) Park et al. 2013, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC2675 = JCM 17107 = KACC 14153.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM475134.
Basonym: ¤ Pontirhabdus pectinivorans Yi et al. 2011.
Etymology: N.L. n. pectinum, pectin; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. pectinivorans, pectin-devouring.
Valid publication: PARK (S.C.), HWANG (Y.M.), CHOE (H.N.), BAIK (K.S.), KIM (H.) and SEONG (C.N.): Algibacter aquimarinus sp. nov., isolated from a marine environment, and reclassification of Pontirhabdus pectinivorans as Algibacter pectinivorans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2038-2042.
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Algibacter psychrophilus Jung et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PAMC 27237=KCTC 42130=JCM 30370.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ475138.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psychros, cold; Gr. adj. philos, liking, loving; N.L. masc. adj. psychrophilus, cold-loving.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: JUNG, Y. J., LEE, Y. M., BAEK, K., HWANG, C. Y., CHO, Y., HONG, S. G., KIM, J. H. and LEE, H. K. 2015. Algibacter psychrophilus sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from marine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1735-1740.
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Algibacter undariae Park et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WS-MY9=KCTC 32259=CCUG 63684.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC261664.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. undariae, of Undaria, named after the generic name of the brown algae Undaria pinnatifida, from whose reservoir the type strain was isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: PARK, S., LEE, J.-S., LEE, K.-C. and YOON, J.-H. 2013. Algibacter undariae sp. nov., isolated from a brown algae reservoir. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3704-3709.
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Algibacter wandonensis Yoon et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WS-MY22=KCTC 32381=CECT 8301.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC987358.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. wandonensis, pertaining to Wando, an island of South Korea, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: YOON, J.-H. and PARK, S. 2013. Algibacter wandonensis sp. nov., isolated from sediment around a brown algae (Undaria pinnatifida) reservoir. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4771-4776.
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