Genus Balneola
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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").
Balneola Urios et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Balneola vulgaris Urios et al. 2006.
Etymology: M.L. fem. n. Balneola, the ancient name of Banyuls, referring to the area of isolation of the first characterized strain.
Valid publication: URIOS (L.), AGOGUÉ (H.), LESONGEUR (F.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and LEBARON (P.): Balneola vulgaris gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes from the north-western Mediterranean Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1883-1887.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Balneola alkaliphila Urios et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CM41_14b = CIP 109603 = DSM 19538 = OOB 103.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU008564.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, alkali; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions.
Valid publication: URIOS (L.), INTERTAGLIA (L.), LESONGEUR (F.) and LEBARON (P.): Balneola alkaliphila sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the Mediterranean Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1288-1291.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Balneola vulgaris Urios et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 13IX/A01/164 = OOB 256 = DSM 17893 = CIP 109092.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY576749.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. vulgaris, common, referring to the lack of specific characteristics.
Valid publication: URIOS (L.), AGOGUÉ (H.), LESONGEUR (F.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and LEBARON (P.): Balneola vulgaris gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes from the north-western Mediterranean Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1883-1887.
Original article in IJSEM Online