Genus Cohnella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 28
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Cohnella Kämpfer et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Cohnella thermotolerans Kämpfer et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Cohnella, named after Ferdinand Cohn, the German microbiologist who first described the bacterial genus Bacillus in 1872.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.), FALSEN (E.), BUSSE (H.J.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Cohnella thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., and classification of 'Paenibacillus hongkongensis' as Cohnella hongkongensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 781-786.
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→ Cohnella Kämpfer et al. 2006 emend. García-Fraile et al. 2008.
Reference: GARCÍA-FRAILE (P.), VELÁZQUEZ (E.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.) and RIVAS (R.): Cohnella phaseoli sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus coccineus in Spain, and emended description of the genus Cohnella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1855-1859.
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→ Cohnella Kämpfer et al. 2006 emend. Khianngam et al. 2010.
Reference: KHIANNGAM (S.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), AKARACHARANYA (A.), KIM (K.K.), LEE (K.C.) and LEE (J.S.): Cohnella thailandensis sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium from Thai soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2284-2287.
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Cohnella algarum Lee and Jeon 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Pch-40=KACC 19279=JCM 32033.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY864397.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. algarum, of/from algae.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: LEE, Y. and JEON, C. O. 2017. Cohnella algarum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater green alga Paulinella chromatophora. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4767-4772.
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Cohnella arctica Jiang et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M9-62 = CCTCC AB 2010228 = NRRL B-59459.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ315787.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, from the Arctic, referring to the site where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: JIANG (F.), DAI (J.), WANG (Y.), XUE (X.), XU (M.), LI (W.), FANG (C.) and PENG (F.): Cohnella arctica sp. nov., isolated from Arctic tundra soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 817-821.
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Cohnella boryungensis Yoon and Jung 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BR-29 = CCUG 59598 = KCTC 13735.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM061613.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. boryungensis, of or pertaining to Boryung, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 147. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2045-2047.
Effective publication: YOON (J.H.) and JUNG (Y.T.): Cohnella boryungensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2012, 101, 769-775.
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Cohnella cellulosilytica Khianngam et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FCN3-3 = KCTC 13645 = PCU 323 = TISTR 1996.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ704069.
Etymology: N.L. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. cellulosilytica, cellulose-dissolving.
Valid publication: KHIANNGAM (S.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), AKARACHARANYA (A.), KIM (K.K.), LEE (K.C.) and LEE (J.S.): Cohnella cellulosilytica sp. nov., isolated from buffalo faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1921-1925.
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Cohnella collisoli Lee et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NKM-5=KCTC 33634=CECT 8805.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KR011027.
Etymology: L. n. collis, hill; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. collisoli, of soil from a hill.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LEE, K. C., KIM, K. K., KIM, J. S., KIM, D. S., KO, S. H., YANG, S. H. and LEE, J. S. 2015. Cohnella collisoli sp. nov., isolated from lava forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3125-3130.
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Cohnella damuensis corrig. Luo et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 13-25 = CCTCC AB 208103 = KCTC 13422.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU912527.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. damuensis, of or belonging to Damu, one of the villages in Tibet, China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 134. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1477-1479.
Effective publication: LUO (X.), WANG (Z.), DAI (J.), ZHANG (L.) and FANG (C.): Cohnella damensis sp. nov., a motile xylanolytic bacteria isolated from a low altitude area in Tibet. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 2010, 20, 410-414.
Validation List no. 134 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, damensis (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 134 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1477-1479.
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Cohnella ferri Mayilraj et al. 2013 , sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HIO-4=MTCC 8365=JCM 16139.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF203083.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 2365-2367.
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Effective publication: MAYILRAJ, S., RUCKMANI, A., KAUR, C., KAUR, I. and KLENK, H.-P. 2011. Cohnella ferri sp. nov. a novel member of the genus Cohnella isolated from haematite ore. Curr. Microbiol., 62, 1704-1709.
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Cohnella fontinalis Shiratori et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YT-1101 = DSM 21753 = NBRC 104957.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB362828.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. fontinalis, of or from a fountain, referring to the isolation of the type strain from fresh water from a fountain.
Valid publication: SHIRATORI (H.), TAGAMI (Y.), BEPPU (T.) and UEDA (K.): Cohnella fontinalis sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from fresh water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1344-1348.
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Cohnella formosensis Hameed et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CC-Alfalfa-35=JCM 18405=BCRC 80428.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN806384.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. formosensis of or pertaining to Formosa (Taiwan), where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Reference: HAMEED, A., HUNG, M. H., LIN, S. Y., HSU, Y. H., LIU, Y. C., SHAHINA, M., LAI, W. A., HUANG, H. C., YOUNG, L. S. and YOUNG, C. C. 2013. Cohnella formosensis sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of Medicago sativa L.. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 2806-2812.
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Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GR21-5 = DSM 18997 = KACC 11771.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF368010.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengisoli, of the soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: KIM (S.J.), WEON (H.Y.), KIM (Y.S.), ANANDHAM (R.), JEON (Y.A.), HONG (S.B.) and KWON (S.W.): Cohnella yongneupensis sp. nov. and Cohnella ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from two different soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 526-530.
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Cohnella hongkongensis Kämpfer et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HKU3 = CCUG 49571 = CIP 107898 = DSM 17642.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF433165.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. hongkongensis, pertaining to Hong Kong.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.), FALSEN (E.), BUSSE (H.J.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Cohnella thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., and classification of 'Paenibacillus hongkongensis' as Cohnella hongkongensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 781-786.
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Cohnella kolymensis Kudryashova et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 20.16=VKM B-2846=DSM 104983.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT265226.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: JXAL01000000.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. kolymensis, pertaining to Kolyma, a lowland area of Siberia where a permafrost soil sample has been taken for strain isolation.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: KUDRYASHOVA, E. B., KARLYSHEV, A. V., ARISKINA, E. V., STRESHINSKAYA, G. M., VINOKUROVA, N. G., KOPITSYN, D. S. and EVTUSHENKO, L. I. 2018. Cohnella kolymensis sp. nov., a novel bacillus isolated from Siberian permafrost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2912-2917.
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Cohnella laeviribosi Cho et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RI-39 = CCUG 52217 = KCCM 10653P = KCTC 3987.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ459874.
Etymology: L. adj. laevus, left, on the left side; N.L. n. ribosum, ribose; N.L. gen. n. laeviribosi, referring to L-ribose (isomerase), because the type strain exhibits L-ribose isomerization ability.
Valid publication: CHO (E.A.), LEE (J.S.), LEE (K.C.), JUNG (H.C.), PAN (J.G.) and PYUN (Y.R.): Cohnella laeviribosi sp. nov., isolated from a volcanic pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2902-2907.
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Cohnella lubricantis Kämpfer et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KSS-154-50=LMG 29763=CCM 8707.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX581041.
Etymology: L. v. lubricare, to lubricate; N.L. gen. n. lubricantis (from L. part. adj. lubricans), of/from a (coolant) lubricant.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER, P., GLAESER, S. P. and BUSSE, H. J. 2017. Cohnella lubricantis sp. nov., isolated from a coolant lubricant solution. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 466-471.
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Cohnella luojiensis Cai et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HY-22R = CCTCC AB 208254 = NRRL B-59213.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ214052.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. luojiensis, of or pertaining to Luojia hill, the site of the campus of Wuhan University, where the type strain was characterized.
Valid publication: CAI (F.), WANG (Y.), QI (H.), DAI (J.), YU (B.), AN (H.), RAHMAN (E.) and FANG (C.): Cohnella luojiensis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a Euphrates poplar forest. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1605-1608.
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Cohnella lupini Flores-Félix et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RLAHU4B=LMG 27416=CECT 8236.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC447383.
Etymology: L. n. lupinus, a lupin and also a botanical genus name; L. gen. n. lupini, of Lupinus, referring to the isolation source of the strain, nodules of Lupinus albus.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: FLORES-FÉLIX, J. D., CARRO, L., RAMÍREZ-BAHENA, M. H., TEJEDOR, C., IGUAL, J. M., PEIX, A. and VELÁZQUEZ, E. 2014. Cohnella lupini sp. nov., an endophytic bacterium isolated from root nodules of Lupinus albus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 83-87.
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Cohnella nanjingensis Huang et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D45=CCTCC AB 2014067=DSM 28246.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF479666.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. nanjingensis, of or belonging to Nanjing, China, the location of the soil sample from which the type strain was first isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: HUANG, Z., YU, Y.-J., BAO, Y.-Y., XIA, L., SHENG, X.-F. and HE, L.-Y. 2014. Cohnella nanjingensis sp. nov., an extracellular polysaccharide-producing bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3320-3324.
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Cohnella panacarvi Yoon et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gsoil 349 = DSM 18696 = KCTC 13060.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB271056.
Etymology: N.L. n. Panax -acis, scientific name of ginseng; L. n. arvum -i, a field; N.L. gen. n. panacarvi, of a ginseng field.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 142. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2563-2565.
Effective publication: YOON (M.H.), TEN (L.N.) and IM (W.T.): Cohnella panacarvi sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from ginseng cultivating soil. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 2007, 17, 913-918.
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Cohnella phaseoli García-Fraile et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GSPC1 = DSM 19269 = LMG 24086.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU014872.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Phaseolus, botanical genus name; N.L. gen. n. phaseoli, of Phaseolus, referring to the isolation source of the type strain, nodules of Phaseolus coccineus.
Valid publication: GARCÍA-FRAILE (P.), VELÁZQUEZ (E.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.) and RIVAS (R.): Cohnella phaseoli sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus coccineus in Spain, and emended description of the genus Cohnella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1855-1859.
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Cohnella rhizosphaerae Kämpfer et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CSE-5610=LMG 28080=CIP 110695.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF840792.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhiza, a root; L. n. sphaera, ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. rhizosphaera, the rhizosphere; N.L. gen. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER, P., GLAESER, S. P., MCINROY, J. A. and BUSSE, H.-J. 2014. Cohnella rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere environment of Zea mays. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1811-1816.
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Cohnella saccharovorans Choi et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CJ22=KACC 17501=JCM 19227.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ806733.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. saccharovorans, sugar-devouring.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: CHOI, J. H., SEOK, J. H., JANG, H. J., CHA, J. H. and CHA, C. J. 2016. Cohnella saccharovorans sp. nov., isolated from ginseng soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1713-1717.
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Cohnella soli Kim et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YM2-7 = KACC 13346 = NBRC 106486.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU181266.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 144. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 473-475.
Effective publication: KIM (S.J.), WEON (H.Y.), KIM (Y.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Cohnella soli sp. nov. and Cohnella suwonensis sp. nov. isolated from soil samples in Korea. J. Microbiol., 2011, 49, 1033-1038.
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Cohnella suwonensis Kim et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WD2-19 = KACC 13347 = NBRC 106485.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU181267.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. suwonensis, of or belonging to Suwon region, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was first identified.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 144. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 473-475.
Effective publication: KIM (S.J.), WEON (H.Y.), KIM (Y.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Cohnella soli sp. nov. and Cohnella suwonensis sp. nov. isolated from soil samples in Korea. J. Microbiol., 2011, 49, 1033-1038.
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Cohnella terrae Khianngam et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MX21-2 = KCTC 22295 = PCU 310 = TISTR 1892.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ001842.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terrae, of the earth.
Valid publication: KHIANNGAM (S.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), AKARACHARANYA (A.), KIM (K.K.), LEE (K.C.) and LEE (J.S.): Cohnella xylanilytica sp. nov. and Cohnella terrae sp. nov., xylanolytic bacteria from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2913-2917.
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Cohnella thailandensis Khianngam et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S1-3 = KCTC 22296 = PCU 306 = TISTR 1890.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ001840.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. thailandensis, pertaining to Thailand, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KHIANNGAM (S.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), AKARACHARANYA (A.), KIM (K.K.), LEE (K.C.) and LEE (J.S.): Cohnella thailandensis sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium from Thai soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2284-2287.
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Cohnella thermotolerans Kämpfer et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 47242 = CIP 108492 = DSM 17683.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ971483.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. thermotolerans, able to tolerate high temperatures.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.), FALSEN (E.), BUSSE (H.J.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Cohnella thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., and classification of 'Paenibacillus hongkongensis' as Cohnella hongkongensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 781-786.
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Cohnella xylanilytica Khianngam et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MX15-2 = KCTC 22294 = PCU 309 = TISTR 1891.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ001841.
Etymology: N.L. n. xylanum, xylan; N.L. fem. adj. lytica (from Gr. fem. adj. lutikê), able to loosen, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. xylanilytica, xylan-dissolving.
Valid publication: KHIANNGAM (S.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), AKARACHARANYA (A.), KIM (K.K.), LEE (K.C.) and LEE (J.S.): Cohnella xylanilytica sp. nov. and Cohnella terrae sp. nov., xylanolytic bacteria from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2913-2917.
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Cohnella yongneupensis Kim et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5YN10-14 = DSM 18998 = KACC 11768.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF368008.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. yongneupensis, pertaining to Yongneup, an upland wetland of the Republic of Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KIM (S.J.), WEON (H.Y.), KIM (Y.S.), ANANDHAM (R.), JEON (Y.A.), HONG (S.B.) and KWON (S.W.): Cohnella yongneupensis sp. nov. and Cohnella ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from two different soils. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 526-530.
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