Genus Bacteriolyticum
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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").
Bacteriolyticum Piñeiro et al. 2008, gen. nov. (Illegitimate genus name).
Type species: ¤ Bacteriolyticum stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Piñeiro et al. 2008.
Etymology: Gr. n. baktêria, staff, cane and in biology, a bacterium; Gr. adj. lutikos, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. n. Bacteriolyticum, a dissolver of bacteria.
Valid publication: PIÑEIRO (S.A.), WILLIAMS (H.N.) and STINE (O.C.): Phylogenetic relationships amongst the saltwater members of the genus Bacteriovorax using rpoB sequences and reclassification of Bacteriovorax stolpii as Bacteriolyticum stolpii gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1203-1209.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Piñeiro et al. 2008 propose to transfer ¤ Bacteriovorax stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Baer et al. 2000, the type species of the genus ¤ Bacteriovorax, to the new genus Bacteriolyticum Piñeiro et al. 2008 as ¤ Bacteriolyticum stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Piñeiro et al. 2008, comb. nov. According to Principle 1, Rule 15, Rule 37a and Rule 51b (1), the genus name Bacteriolyticum Piñeiro et al. 2008 is illegitimate.
Bacteriolyticum stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Piñeiro et al. 2008, comb. nov. (Type species of the illegitimate genus Bacteriolyticum).
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Uki2 = ATCC 27052= DSM 12778 = DSM 50722.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ288899.
Basonym: ¤ Bdellovibrio stolpii Seidler et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other homotypic synonym: ¤ Bacteriovorax stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Baer et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. stolpii, of Stolp, named after the American microbiologist Stolp.
Valid publication: PIÑEIRO (S.A.), WILLIAMS (H.N.) and STINE (O.C.): Phylogenetic relationships amongst the saltwater members of the genus Bacteriovorax using rpoB sequences and reclassification of Bacteriovorax stolpii as Bacteriolyticum stolpii gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1203-1209.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Piñeiro et al. 2008 propose to transfer ¤ Bacteriovorax stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Baer et al. 2000, the type species of the genus ¤ Bacteriovorax, to the new genus Bacteriolyticum Piñeiro et al. 2008 as Bacteriolyticum stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Piñeiro et al. 2008, comb. nov. According to Principle 1, Rule 15, Rule 37a and Rule 51b (2), the new combination Bacteriolyticum stolpii (Seidler et al. 1972) Piñeiro et al. 2008 is illegitimate.