Genus Crocinitomix
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Crocinitomix Bowman et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Crocinitomix catalasitica Bowman et al. 2003.
Etymology: L. adj. crocinus, of or pertaining to saffron; L. fem. n. tomix, a string or thread; N.L. fem. n. Crocinitomix, saffron-coloured thread.
Valid publication: BOWMAN (J.P.), MANCUSO NICHOLS (C.) and GIBSON (J.A.E.): Algoriphagus ratkowskyi gen. nov., sp. nov., Brumimicrobium glaciale gen. nov., sp. nov., Cryomorpha ignava gen. nov., sp. nov. and Crocinitomix catalasitica gen. nov., sp. nov., novel flavobacteria isolated from various polar habitats. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1343-1355.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Crocinitomix algicola Shi et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 0182=KCTC 42868=MCCC 1H00128.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT932357.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: LYPF00000000.
Etymology: L. fem. n. alga, seaweed, alga; L. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc. n. algicola, alga-dweller.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: SHI, M. J., HAN, J. R., ZHANG, H., XIE, Z. H. and DU, Z. J. 2017. Crocinitomix algicola sp. nov., isolated from Gracilaria blodgettii. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4020-4023.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Crocinitomix catalasitica Bowman et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 23190= NCIMB 1418.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB078042.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. catalasum, catalase; L. suff. -ticus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of relating to; N.L. fem. adj. catalasitica, relating to catalase, pertaining to the ability of this species to produce catalase.
Valid publication: BOWMAN (J.P.), MANCUSO NICHOLS (C.) and GIBSON (J.A.E.): Algoriphagus ratkowskyi gen. nov., sp. nov., Brumimicrobium glaciale gen. nov., sp. nov., Cryomorpha ignava gen. nov., sp. nov. and Crocinitomix catalasitica gen. nov., sp. nov., novel flavobacteria isolated from various polar habitats. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1343-1355.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Crocinitomix catalasitica Bowman et al. 2003 was previously known as "Microscilla aggregans var. catalatica", "Microscilla aggregans subsp. catalatica" or "Flexibacter aggregans var. catalaticus".