Genus Cobetia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Cobetia Arahal et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Cobetia marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Arahal et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Cobetia, named after Cobet, scientist that described originally this organism as Arthrobacter marinus.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916.
Effective publication: ARAHAL (D.R.), CASTILLO (A.M.), LUDWIG (W.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.) and VENTOSA (A.): Proposal of Cobetia marina gen. nov., comb. nov., within the family Halomonadaceae, to include the species Halomonas marina. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2002, 25, 207-211.
Validation List no. 88 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Cobetia Arahal et al. 2002 emend. Romanenko et al. 2013.
Reference: ROMANENKO (L.A.), TANAKA (N.), SVETASHEV (V.I.) and FALSEN (E.): Description of Cobetia amphilecti sp. nov., Cobetia litoralis sp. nov. and Cobetia pacifica sp. nov., classification of Halomonas halodurans as a later heterotrophic synonym of Cobetia marina and emended descriptions of the genus Cobetia and Cobetia marina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 288-297.
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Cobetia amphilecti Romanenko et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 49560 = KMM 1561 = NRIC 0815.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB646236.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. amphilecti, of Amphilectus, the generic name of a sponge, the isolation source of the type strain.
Valid publication: ROMANENKO (L.A.), TANAKA (N.), SVETASHEV (V.I.) and FALSEN (E.): Description of Cobetia amphilecti sp. nov., Cobetia litoralis sp. nov. and Cobetia pacifica sp. nov., classification of Halomonas halodurans as a later heterotrophic synonym of Cobetia marina and emended descriptions of the genus Cobetia and Cobetia marina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 288-297.
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Cobetia crustatorum Kim et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JO1 = JCM 15644 = KCTC 22486.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU909460.
Etymology: L. pl. n. crustata, crustaceous animals, shellfish; L. gen. pl. n. crustatorum, of shellfish.
Valid publication: KIM (M.S.), ROH (S.W.) and BAE (J.W.): Cobetia crustatorum sp. nov., a novel slightly halophilic bacterium isolated from traditional fermented seafood in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 620-626.
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Note: In the paper by Kim et al. 2010, the etymology is erroneously given as follows: N.L. part. n. crustatus, crustated; N.L. gen. pl. n. crustatorum, of shellfish.
Cobetia litoralis Romanenko et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 49563 = KMM 3880 = NRIC 0814.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB646234.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. litoralis, of the seashore, referring to the isolation of the type strain from seashore sediments.
Valid publication: ROMANENKO (L.A.), TANAKA (N.), SVETASHEV (V.I.) and FALSEN (E.): Description of Cobetia amphilecti sp. nov., Cobetia litoralis sp. nov. and Cobetia pacifica sp. nov., classification of Halomonas halodurans as a later heterotrophic synonym of Cobetia marina and emended descriptions of the genus Cobetia and Cobetia marina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 288-297.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Cobetia marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Arahal et al. 2002, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 219 = ATCC 25374= CCUG 49558 = CCUG 49558 = CECT 4278 = CIP 104765 = DSM 4741 = LMG 2217 = NBRC 102605 = NCIMB 1877.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ306890.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Deleya marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Baumann et al. 1983, ¤ Halomonas marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Dobson and Franzmann 1996, "Arthrobacer marinus" Cobet et al. 1970.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916.
Effective publication: ARAHAL (D.R.), CASTILLO (A.M.), LUDWIG (W.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.) and VENTOSA (A.): Proposal of Cobetia marina gen. nov., comb. nov., within the family Halomonadaceae, to include the species Halomonas marina. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2002, 25, 207-211.
Validation List no. 88 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Cobetia marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Arahal et al. 2002 emend. Romanenko et al. 2013.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 219 = ATCC 25374= CCUG 49558 = CCUG 49558 = CECT 4278 = CIP 104765 = DSM 4741 = LMG 2217 = NBRC 102605 = NCIMB 1877.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ306890.
Basonym: ¤ Pseudomonas marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Deleya marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Baumann et al. 1983, ¤ Halomonas marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Dobson and Franzmann 1996, "Arthrobacer marinus" Cobet et al. 1970.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine.
Reference: ROMANENKO (L.A.), TANAKA (N.), SVETASHEV (V.I.) and FALSEN (E.): Description of Cobetia amphilecti sp. nov., Cobetia litoralis sp. nov. and Cobetia pacifica sp. nov., classification of Halomonas halodurans as a later heterotrophic synonym of Cobetia marina and emended descriptions of the genus Cobetia and Cobetia marina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 288-297.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Romanenko et al. 2013, Cobetia marina (Cobet et al. 1970) Arahal et al. 2002 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Halomonas halodurans Hebert and Vreeland 1987.
Reference: ROMANENKO (L.A.), TANAKA (N.), SVETASHEV (V.I.) and FALSEN (E.): Description of Cobetia amphilecti sp. nov., Cobetia litoralis sp. nov. and Cobetia pacifica sp. nov., classification of Halomonas halodurans as a later heterotrophic synonym of Cobetia marina and emended descriptions of the genus Cobetia and Cobetia marina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 288-297.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Cobetia pacifica Romanenko et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 49562 = KMM 3879 = NRIC 0813.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB646233.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean, from which the first strains were isolated.
Valid publication: ROMANENKO (L.A.), TANAKA (N.), SVETASHEV (V.I.) and FALSEN (E.): Description of Cobetia amphilecti sp. nov., Cobetia litoralis sp. nov. and Cobetia pacifica sp. nov., classification of Halomonas halodurans as a later heterotrophic synonym of Cobetia marina and emended descriptions of the genus Cobetia and Cobetia marina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 288-297.
Original article in IJSEM Online