Genus Alterococcus
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Alterococcus Shieh and Jean 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alterococcus agarolyticus Shieh and Jean 1999.
Etymology: L. adj. alter -tera -terum, another, different; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Alterococcus, another coccus.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 69. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 341-342.
Effective publication: SHIEH (W.Y.) and JEAN (W.D.): Alterococcus agarolyticus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic thermophilic bacterium capable of agar degradation. Can. J. Microbiol., 1998, 44, 637-645.
Validation List no. 69 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Alterococcus agarolyticus Shieh and Jean 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ADT3 = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 19135 = CIP 106113.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF075271.
Etymology: N.L. n. agarum (from Malayan n. agar), agar, a complex gelling polysaccharide from marine red algae; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lutikos), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. agarolyticus, agar-dissolving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 69. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 341-342.
Effective publication: SHIEH (W.Y.) and JEAN (W.D.): Alterococcus agarolyticus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic thermophilic bacterium capable of agar degradation. Can. J. Microbiol., 1998, 44, 637-645.
Validation List no. 69 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online