Genus Arcticibacter
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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").
Arcticibacter Prasad et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Arcticibacter svalbardensis Prasad et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. adj. arcticus, northern, arctic; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod or staff; N.L. masc. n. Arcticibacter, an arctic rod.
Valid publication: PRASAD (S.), POORNA MANASA (B.), BUDDHI (S.), PRATIBHA (M.S.), BEGUM (Z.), BANDI (S.), TIRUNAGARI (P.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Arcticibacter svalbardensis gen. nov., sp. nov., of the family Sphingobacteriaceae in the phylum Bacteroidetes, isolated from Arctic soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1627-1632.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Arcticibacter eurypsychrophilus Shen et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MJ9-5=KCTC 42008=JCM 19862.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX678846.
Etymology: Gr. adj. eurus, wide, broad; Gr. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. eurypsychrophilus, loving a broad range of low temperatures.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SHEN, L., LIU, Y., GU, Z., YAO, T., XU, B., WANG, N., JIAO, N., LIU, H. and ZHOU, Y. 2015. Arcticibacter eurypsychrophilus sp. nov., isolated from ice core. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 639-643
Original article in IJSEM Online
Arcticibacter pallidicorallinus Liu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Hh36=CGMCC 1.9313=KCTC 32542.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX949238.
Etymology: L. adj. pallidus, pale; L. adj. corallinus, coral-coloured; N.L. masc. adj. pallidicorallinus, pale coral-coloured, pertaining to the colour of colonies.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: LIU, Q., KIM, S.-G., LIU, H.-C., XIN, Y.-H. and ZHOU, Y.-G. 2014. Arcticibacter pallidicorallinus sp. nov. isolated from glacier ice. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2229-2232.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Arcticibacter svalbardensis Prasad et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MN12-7 = CIP 110422 = KCTC 32015.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ396621.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. svalbardensis, of or belonging to Svalbard, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: PRASAD (S.), POORNA MANASA (B.), BUDDHI (S.), PRATIBHA (M.S.), BEGUM (Z.), BANDI (S.), TIRUNAGARI (P.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Arcticibacter svalbardensis gen. nov., sp. nov., of the family Sphingobacteriaceae in the phylum Bacteroidetes, isolated from Arctic soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1627-1632.
Original article in IJSEM Online