Genus Amorphus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Amorphus Zeevi Ben Yosef et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Amorphus coralli Zeevi Ben Yosef et al. 2008.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Amorphus (from Gr. adj. amorphos, without form, shapeless), a bacterium without defined shape.
Valid publication: ZEEVI BEN YOSEF (D.), BEN-DOV (E.) and KUSHMARO (A.): Amorphus coralli gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from coral mucus, belonging to the order Rhizobiales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2704-2709.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amorphus coralli Zeevi Ben Yosef et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RS.Sph.026 = DSM 19760 = LMG 24307.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ097300.
Etymology: L. gen. n. coralli, of coral, from which the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: ZEEVI BEN YOSEF (D.), BEN-DOV (E.) and KUSHMARO (A.): Amorphus coralli gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from coral mucus, belonging to the order Rhizobiales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2704-2709.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amorphus orientalis Wang et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM D10 = CCTCC AA 208035 = DSM 21202.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ998414.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. orientalis, eastern, bacterium inhabiting the east.
Valid publication: WANG (Y.X.), LIU (J.H.), CHEN (Y.G.), ZHANG (X.X.), WANG (Z.G.), CHEN (Y.), TIAN (S.P.), HU (B.) and CUI (X.L.): Amorphus orientalis sp. nov., an exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium isolated from salt mine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1750-1754.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amorphus suaedae Hwang et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC6899=KACC 14912=NBRC 107845.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC006961.
Etymology: N. L. gen. n. suaedae, of Suaeda, isolated from Suaeda maritima, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: HWANG, J. M., CHUNG, E. J., PARK, J. A., JEONG, J. H., JEON, C. O. and CHUNG, Y. R. 2013. Amorphus suaedae sp. nov., isolated from the root of a tidal flat plant, Suaeda maritima. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3868-3872.
Original article in IJSEM Online