Genus Branchiibius
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").
Branchiibius Sugimoto et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Branchiibius hedensis Sugimoto et al. 2011.
Etymology: L. pl. n. branchiae, the gills of fish; N.L. masc. n. bius (from Gr. masc. n. bios), life; N.L. masc. n. Branchiibius, a life existing in gills of fish.
Valid publication: SUGIMOTO (S.), KATO (T.), ITO (M.), SAKATA (N.), TSUCHIDA (T.), MATSUMOTO (A.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Branchiibius hedensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a Japanese codling (Physiculus japonicus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1195-1200.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Branchiibius cervicis Tomida et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PAGU 1247 = DSM 24166 = NBRC 106593.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB594446.
Etymology: L. n. cervix -icis, the neck; L. gen. n. cervicis, of/from the neck.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 150. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 797-798.
Effective publication: TOMIDA (J.), SAKAMOTO (D.), SUGITA (T.), FUJIWARA (N.), NAKA (T.), HAMADA (M.), MORITA (Y.) and KAWAMURA (Y.): Branchiibius cervicis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from patients with atopic dermatitis. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2011, 34, 503-507.
Validation List no. 150 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Branchiibius hedensis Sugimoto et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Mer 29717 = 29717 = DSM 22951 = NBRC 106121.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB520822.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hedensis, of or belonging to Heda, a town in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, from where the codfish providing the source of the type strain was collected.
Valid publication: SUGIMOTO (S.), KATO (T.), ITO (M.), SAKATA (N.), TSUCHIDA (T.), MATSUMOTO (A.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Branchiibius hedensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a Japanese codling (Physiculus japonicus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1195-1200.
Original article in IJSEM Online