Genus Alkanibacter
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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").
Alkanibacter Friedrich and Lipski 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alkanibacter difficilis Friedrich and Lipski 2008.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkanum, saturated hydrocarbon; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Alkanibacter, rod assimilating alkanes.
Valid publication: FRIEDRICH (M.M.) and LIPSKI (A.): Alkanibacter difficilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Singularimonas variicoloris gen. nov., sp. nov., hexane-degrading bacteria isolated from a hexane-treated biofilter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2324-2329.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Alkanibacter difficilis Friedrich and Lipski 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MN154.3 = DSM 14804 = LMG 22842.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ313020.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. difficilis, difficult, because it is difficult to cultivate.
Valid publication: FRIEDRICH (M.M.) and LIPSKI (A.): Alkanibacter difficilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Singularimonas variicoloris gen. nov., sp. nov., hexane-degrading bacteria isolated from a hexane-treated biofilter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2324-2329.
Original article in IJSEM Online