Genus Cucumibacter
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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").
Cucumibacter Hwang and Cho 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Cucumibacter marinus Hwang and Cho 2008.
Etymology: L. n. cucumis, cucumber; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Cucumibacter, a cucumber-like rod.
Valid publication: HWANG (C.Y.) and CHO (B.C.): Cucumibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1591-1597.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Cucumibacter marinus Hwang and Cho 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CL-GR60 = DSM 18995 = KCCM 90027.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF211830.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, referring to the sea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: HWANG (C.Y.) and CHO (B.C.): Cucumibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1591-1597.
Original article in IJSEM Online