Genus Enhygromyxa
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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").
Enhygromyxa Iizuka et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Enhygromyxa salina Iizuka et al. 2003.
Etymology: Gr. adj. enugros, in the water, aquatic; Gr. fem. n. muxa, mucus, slime; N.L. fem. n. Enhygromyxa, slime of wet or moist habitat; intended to mean aquatic myxobacteria.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 93. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1219-1220.
Effective publication: IIZUKA (T.), JOJIMA (Y.), FUDOU (R.), TOKURA (M.), HIRAISHI (A.) and YAMANAKA (S.): Enhygromyxa salina gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly halophilic myxobacterium isolated from the coastal areas of Japan. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2003, 26, 189-196.
Validation List no. 93 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Enhygromyxa salina Iizuka et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SHK-1 = JCM 11769 = DSM 15217.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB097590.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. salina, salted.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 93. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1219-1220.
Effective publication: IIZUKA (T.), JOJIMA (Y.), FUDOU (R.), TOKURA (M.), HIRAISHI (A.) and YAMANAKA (S.): Enhygromyxa salina gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly halophilic myxobacterium isolated from the coastal areas of Japan. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2003, 26, 189-196.
Validation List no. 93 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online