Genus Exiguobacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 16
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).
Exiguobacterium Collins et al. 1984, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Exiguobacterium aurantiacum Collins et al. 1984.
Etymology: L. adj. exiguus, short, small; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Exiguobacterium, small rod
Valid publication: Validation List no. 13. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 91-92.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), LUND (B.M.), FARROW (J.A.E.) and SCHLEIFER (K.H.): Chemotaxonomic study of an alkalophilic bacterium, Exiguobacterium aurantiacum gen. nov., sp. nov. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1983, 129, 2037-2042.
Validation List no. 13 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Exiguobacterium acetylicum (Levine and Soppeland 1926) Farrow et al. 1994, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 953= CCUG 32630 = CIP 82.109 = DSM 20416 = HAMBI 2009 = IFO (now NBRC) 12146 = JCM 1968.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ019167.
Basonym: ¤ Brevibacterium acetylicum (Levine and Soppeland 1926) Breed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Flavobacterium acetylicum" Levine and Soppeland 1926.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. acetylum, the organic radical acetyl; L. neut. suff. -icum, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. acetylicum, pertaining to acetyl.
Valid publication: FARROW (J.A.E.), WALLBANKS (S.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Phylogenetic interrelationships of round-spore-forming bacilli containing cell walls based on lysine and the non-spore-forming genera Caryophanon, Exiguobacterium, Kurthia, and Planococcus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 74-82.
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Exiguobacterium aestuarii Kim et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TF-16 = DSM 16306 = KCTC 19035.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY594264.
Etymology: L. gen. n. aestuarii, of a part of the sea-coast which, during the flood-tide, is overflowed, but at the ebb-tide is left covered with mud or slime.
Valid publication: KIM (I.G.), LEE (M.H.), JUNG (S.Y.), SONG (J.J.), OH (T.K.) and YOON (J.H.): Exiguobacterium aestuarii sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium marinum sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 885-889.
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Exiguobacterium alkaliphilum Kulshreshtha et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 12/1=CCM 8459=DSM 21148.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU379016.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic alqali, ashes of salt wort); Gr. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. philum, loving, friendly to; N.L. neut adj. alkaliphilum, loving alkaline conditions.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: MOHAN KULSHRESHTHA, N., KUMAR, R., BEGUM, Z., SHIVAJI, S. and KUMAR, A. 2013. Exiguobacterium alkaliphilum sp. nov. isolated from alkaline wastewater drained sludge of a beverage factory. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4374-4379.
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Exiguobacterium antarcticum Frühling et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H2 = CCUG 47137 = CIP 107163 = DSM 14480.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ019164.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. antarcticum, southern, of Antarctica.
Valid publication: FRÜHLING (A.), SCHUMANN (P.), HIPPE (H.), STRAUBLER (B.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Exiguobacterium undae sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium antarcticum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1171-1176.
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Note: The specific epithet antarcticum is a "L. neut. adj.", not a "N.L. gen. n." as cited in the paper by Frühling et al. 2002.
Exiguobacterium aquaticum Raichand et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IMTB-3094 = JCM 17977 = MTCC 10958.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF775503.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. aquaticum, living in water, referring to the isolation of the type strain from water.
Valid publication: RAICHAND (R.), S. PAREEK (S.), N. K. SINGH (N.K.) and S. MAYILRAJ (S.): Exiguobacterium aquaticum sp. nov., a member of the genus Exiguobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2150-2155.
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Exiguobacterium artemiae López-Cortés et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 9AN = DSM 16484 = CIP 108858.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM072763.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. artemiae, of Artemia, the taxonomic genus name of the brine shrimp.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: LÓPEZ-CORTÉS (A.), SCHUMANN (P.), PUKALL (R.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Exiguobacterium mexicanum sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium artemiae sp. nov., isolated from the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 183-190.
Validation List no. 110 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Exiguobacterium aurantiacum Collins et al. 1984, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 35652= CCUG 44910 = CIP 103353 = DSM 6208 = IFO (now NBRC) 14763 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 11798.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ019166.
Etymology: L. n. aurum, gold; N.L. n. Aurantium, generic name of the orange; L. neut. suff. -acum, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. aurantiacum, orange-colored.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 13. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 91-92.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), LUND (B.M.), FARROW (J.A.E.) and SCHLEIFER (K.H.): Chemotaxonomic study of an alkalophilic bacterium, Exiguobacterium aurantiacum gen. nov., sp. nov. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1983, 129, 2037-2042.
Validation List no. 13 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Exiguobacterium enclense Dastager et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NIO-1109=NCIM 5457=DSM 25128=CCTCC AB 2011124.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF893462.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. enclense, arbitrary name formed from NCL, the acronym for the National Chemical Laboratory, India, where taxonomic studies on this species were performed.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: DASTAGER, S. G., MAWLANKAR, R., SONALKAR, V. V., THORAT, M. N., MUAL, P., VERMA, A., KRISHNAMURTHI, S., TANG, S. K. and LI, W. J. 2015. Exiguobacterium enclense sp. nov., isolated from sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1611-1616.
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Exiguobacterium indicum Chaturvedi and Shivaji 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HHS 31 = IAM 15368 = LMG 23471.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ846291.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. indicum, Indian, pertaining to India.
Valid publication: CHATURVEDI (P.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Exiguobacterium indicum sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium from the Hamta glacier of the Himalayan mountain ranges of India. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2765-2770.
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Exiguobacterium marinum Kim et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TF-80 = DSM 16307 = KCTC 19036.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY594266.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. marinum, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: KIM (I.G.), LEE (M.H.), JUNG (S.Y.), SONG (J.J.), OH (T.K.) and YOON (J.H.): Exiguobacterium aestuarii sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium marinum sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 885-889.
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Exiguobacterium mexicanum López-Cortés et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 8N = DSM 16483 = CIP 108859.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM072764.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. mexicanum, Mexican (from the location of the laboratory where isolation of the strain took place).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: LÓPEZ-CORTÉS (A.), SCHUMANN (P.), PUKALL (R.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Exiguobacterium mexicanum sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium artemiae sp. nov., isolated from the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 183-190.
Validation List no. 110 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Exiguobacterium oxidotolerans Yumoto et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T-2-2 = CCUG 51936 = JCM 12280 = NCIMB 13980.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB105164.
Etymology: N.L. v. oxido, to oxidize; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. oxidotolerans, oxidation-tolerant.
Valid publication: YUMOTO (I.), HISHINUMA-NARISAWA (M.), HIROTA (K.), SHINGYO (T.), TAKEBE (F.), NODASAKA (Y.), MATSUYAMA (H.) and HARA (I.): Exiguobacterium oxidotolerans sp. nov., a novel alkaliphile exhibiting high catalase activity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2013-2017.
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Exiguobacterium profundum Crapart et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 10C = CCUG 50949 = DSM 17289.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY818050.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. profundum, deep, living within the depth of the oceans.
Valid publication: CRAPART (S.), FARDEAU (M.L.), CAYOL (J.L.), THOMAS (P.), SERY (C.), OLLIVIER (B.) and COMBET-BLANC (Y.): Exiguobacterium profundum sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, lactic acid-producing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 287-292.
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Exiguobacterium sibiricum Rodrigues et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 255-15 = DSM 17290 = JCM 13490.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001022 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. sibiricum, pertaining to Siberia (region in northwestern Asia, the name said to come from Sibir, ancient Tatar fortress at the confluence of the rivers Tobol and Irtysh).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 112. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2507-2508.
Effective publication: RODRIGUES (D.F.), GORIS (J.), VISHNIVETSKAYA (T.), GILICHINSKY (D.), THOMASHOW (M.F.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Characterization of Exiguobacterium isolates from the Siberian permafrost. Description of Exiguobacterium sibiricum sp. nov. Extremophiles, 2006, 10, 285-294.
Validation List no. 112 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The culture collection accession number JCM 13490 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 112 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2507-2508.
Validation List no. 112 in IJSEM Online
Exiguobacterium soli Chaturvedi et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DVS 3Y = JCM 14376 = MTCC 4816.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY864633.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil.
Valid publication: CHATURVEDI (P.), PRABAHAR (V.), MANORAMA (R.), KUMAR PINDI (P.), BHADRA (B.), BEGUM (Z.) and SHIVAJI (S.): Exiguobacterium soli sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium from the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2447-2453.
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Exiguobacterium undae Frühling et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) L2 = CCUG 47136 = CIP 107162 = DSM 14481.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ019165.
Etymology: L. n. unda, water; L. gen. n. undae, of the water.
Valid publication: FRÜHLING (A.), SCHUMANN (P.), HIPPE (H.), STRÄUBLER (B.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Exiguobacterium undae sp. nov. and Exiguobacterium antarcticum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1171-1176.
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