Genus Constrictibacter
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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").
Constrictibacter Yamada et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Constrictibacter antarcticus Yamada et al. 2011.
Etymology: L. adj. constrictus, compressed, contracted; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Constrictibacter, rod with compressed parts.
Valid publication: YAMADA (K.), FUKUDA (W.), KONDO (Y.), MIYOSHI (Y.), ATOMI (H.) and IMANAKA (T.): Constrictibacter antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a cryptoendolithic micro-organism from Antarctic white rock. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1973-1980.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Constrictibacter antarcticus Yamada et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 262-8 = ATCC BAA-1906 = JCM 16422.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB510913.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. antarcticus, southern, pertaining to Antarctica.
Valid publication: YAMADA (K.), FUKUDA (W.), KONDO (Y.), MIYOSHI (Y.), ATOMI (H.) and IMANAKA (T.): Constrictibacter antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a cryptoendolithic micro-organism from Antarctic white rock. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1973-1980.
Original article in IJSEM Online