Genus Amphiplicatus
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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").
Amphiplicatus Zhen-li et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Amphiplicatus metriothermophilus Zhen-li et al. 2014.
Etymology: Gr. pref. amphi, both sides or double; L. part. adj. plicatus, folded; N.L. masc. n. Amphiplicatus, folded on both sides, referring to the long plate-like prosthecae of the cells.
Valid publication: ZHEN-LI, Z., XIN-QI, Z., NAN, W., WEN-WU, Z., XU-FEN, Z., YI, C. and MIN, W. 2014. Amphiplicatus metriothermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermotolerant alphaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2805-2811.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Amphiplicatus metriothermophilus Zhen-li et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GU51=CGMCC 1.12710=JCM 19779.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF153051.
Etymology: Gr. adj. metrios, modest; Gr. n. therme, heat; Gr. adj. philos, friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. metriothermophilus, modestly heat-loving.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: ZHEN-LI, Z., XIN-QI, Z., NAN, W., WEN-WU, Z., XU-FEN, Z., YI, C. and MIN, W. 2014. Amphiplicatus metriothermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermotolerant alphaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2805-2811.
Original article in IJSEM Online