Family Algiphilaceae
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Algiphilaceae Gutierrez et al. 2012, fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Algiphilus Gutierrez et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Algiphilus, type genus of the family; suff. -aceae, ending to denote family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Algiphilaceae, the Algiphilus family).
Valid publication: GUTIERREZ (T.), GREEN (D.H.), WHITMAN (W.B.), NICHOLS (P.D.), SEMPLE (K.T.) and AITKEN (M.D.): Algiphilus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from a culture of the marine dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum, and proposal of Algiphilaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2743-2749.
Original article in IJSEM Online
