Genus Conexibacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
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).
Conexibacter Monciardini et al. 2003, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Conexibacteraceae Stackebrandt 2005).
Type species: ¤ Conexibacter woesei Monciardini et al. 2003.
Etymology: L. part. adj. conexus, bound, tied; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Conexibacter, a rod that is bound.
Valid publication: MONCIARDINI (P.), CAVALETTI (L.), SCHUMANN (P.), ROHDE (M.) and DONADIO (S.): Conexibacter woesei gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of a deep evolutionary line of descent within the class Actinobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 569-576.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Conexibacter Monciardini et al. 2003 emend. Lee 2017.
Reference: LEE, S. D. 2017. Conexibacter stalactiti sp. nov., isolated from stalactites in a lava cave and emended description of the genus Conexibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3214-3218.
Original article.
Conexibacter arvalis Seki et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KV-962 = DSM 23288 = NBRC 106558.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB597950.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. arvalis, of or pertaining to a cultivated field.
Valid publication: SEKI (T.), MATSUMOTO (A.), SHIMADA (R.), INAHASHI (Y.), ŌMURA (S.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Conexibacter arvalis sp. nov., isolated from a cultivated field soil sample. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2400-2404.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Conexibacter stalactiti Lee 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC2-25=KCTC 39840=DSM 103719.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT719154.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. stalactiti, of a stalactite, referring to the sample from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: LEE, S. D. 2017. Conexibacter stalactiti sp. nov., isolated from stalactites in a lava cave and emended description of the genus Conexibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3214-3218.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Conexibacter woesei Monciardini et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ID131577 = DSM 14684 = JCM 11494 = NBRC 100937.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001854 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. woesei, of Woese, named to honour Carl R. Woese, for his pioneering work on the use of 16S rRNA in phylogenetic analysis.
Valid publication: MONCIARDINI (P.), CAVALETTI (L.), SCHUMANN (P.), ROHDE (M.) and DONADIO (S.): Conexibacter woesei gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of a deep evolutionary line of descent within the class Actinobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 569-576.
Original article in IJSEM Online