Genus Aquicella
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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").
Aquicella Santos et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Aquicella lusitana Santos et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. fem. n. cella, a chamber, closet, cabinet (in biology, a cell); N.L. fem. n. aquicella, a cell from a water.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 95. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1-2.
Effective publication: SANTOS (P.), PINHAL (I.), RAINEY (F.A.), EMPADINHAS (N.), COSTA (J.), FIELDS (B.), BENSON (R.), VERÍSSIMO (A.) and da COSTA (M.S.): Gamma-Proteobacteria Aquicella lusitana gen. nov., sp. nov., and Aquicella siphonis sp. nov. infect protozoa and require activated charcoal for growth in laboratory media. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2003, 69, 6533-6540.
Validation List no. 95 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Aquicella lusitana Santos et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SGT-39 = CCUG 48880 = CIP 107650 = LMG 21647.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY359282.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. lusitana, pertaining to Lusitania, the Roman province in western Iberia.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 95. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1-2.
Effective publication: SANTOS (P.), PINHAL (I.), RAINEY (F.A.), EMPADINHAS (N.), COSTA (J.), FIELDS (B.), BENSON (R.), VERÍSSIMO (A.) and da COSTA (M.S.): Gamma-Proteobacteria Aquicella lusitana gen. nov., sp. nov., and Aquicella siphonis sp. nov. infect protozoa and require activated charcoal for growth in laboratory media. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2003, 69, 6533-6540.
Validation List no. 95 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The specific epithet lusitana is a L. fem. adj., not a L. fem. n. as cited inthe paper by Santos et al. 2004.
Aquicella siphonis Santos et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SGT-108 = CCUG 48881 = CIP 107651 = LMG 21648.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY359283.
Etymology: L. masc. n. sipho, a siphon, a drinking-tube; L. gen. n. siphonis, of a tube or pipe.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 95. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1-2.
Effective publication: SANTOS (P.), PINHAL (I.), RAINEY (F.A.), EMPADINHAS (N.), COSTA (J.), FIELDS (B.), BENSON (R.), VERÍSSIMO (A.) and da COSTA (M.S.): Gamma-Proteobacteria Aquicella lusitana gen. nov., sp. nov., and Aquicella siphonis sp. nov. infect protozoa and require activated charcoal for growth in laboratory media. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2003, 69, 6533-6540.
Validation List no. 95 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online