Genus Dichotomicrobium
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Dichotomicrobium Hirsch and Hoffman 1989, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum Hirsch and Hoffman 1989.
Etymology: Gr. adj. dichotomos, cutting in two, divided equally; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Dichotomicrobium, a forked microbe.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497.
Effective publication: HIRSCH (P.) and HOFFMAN (B.): Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum, gen. nov., spec. nov., budding prosthecate bacteria from the solar lake (Sinai) and some related strains. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 11, 291-301.
Validation List no. 31 in IJSEM Online
Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum Hirsch and Hoffman 1989, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 49408= DSM 5002 = IFAM 954.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733679.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. thermohalophilum, heat and salt loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497.
Effective publication: HIRSCH (P.) and HOFFMAN (B.): Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum, gen. nov., spec. nov., budding prosthecate bacteria from the solar lake (Sinai) and some related strains. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 11, 291-301.
Validation List no. 31 in IJSEM Online
Note: The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with a deep branch in ¤ Alphaproteobacteria (93.77% similarity against ¤ Afifella pfennigii).
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
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