Genus Cellulosibacter
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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").
Cellulosibacter Watthanalamloet et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Cellulosibacter alkalithermophilus Watthanalamloet et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. Cellulosibacter, cellulose (degrading) rod.
Valid publication: WATTHANALAMLOET (A.), TACHAAPAIKOON (C.), LEE (Y.S.), KOSUGI (A.), MORI (Y.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), KYU (K.L.) and RATANAKHANOKCHAI (K.): Cellulosibacter alkalithermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. an anaerobic alkalithermophilic, cellulolytic-xylanolytic bacterium isolated from soil of a coconut garden. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2330-2335.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Cellulosibacter alkalithermophilus Watthanalamloet et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A6 = KCTC 5874 = TISTR 1915.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ815191.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort), alkali; Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkalithermophilus, loving alkaline environment and heat.
Valid publication: WATTHANALAMLOET (A.), TACHAAPAIKOON (C.), LEE (Y.S.), KOSUGI (A.), MORI (Y.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), KYU (K.L.) and RATANAKHANOKCHAI (K.): Cellulosibacter alkalithermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. an anaerobic alkalithermophilic, cellulolytic-xylanolytic bacterium isolated from soil of a coconut garden. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2330-2335.
Original article in IJSEM Online