Genus Apibacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Apibacter Kwong and Moran et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Apibacter adventoris Kwong and Moran et al. 2016.
Etymology: .
Valid publication: KWONG, W. K. and MORAN, N. A. 2016. Apibacter adventoris gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from honey bees. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1323-1329.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Apibacter adventoris Kwong and Moran et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) wkB301=NRRL B-65307=NCIMB 14986.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT149221.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. n. adventoris, of a visitor, of a guest, referring to the affiliation with the gut of bee hosts.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: KWONG, W. K. and MORAN, N. A. 2016. Apibacter adventoris gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from honey bees. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1323-1329.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Apibacter mensalis Praet et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LMG 28357=DSM 100903=R-53146.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN713847.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: PRJNA292838.
Etymology: L. adj. mensalis, of a table; because this gut bacterium and its host are using the same nutrients and thus share the same ‘dinner table’.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: PRAET, J., AERTS, M., BRANDT, E. D., MEEUS, I., SMAGGHE, G. and VANDAMME, P. 2016. Apibacter mensalis sp. nov.: a rare member of the bumblebee gut microbiota. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1645-1651.
Original article in IJSEM Online