Genus Flexistipes
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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).
Flexistipes Fiala et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Flexistipes sinusarabici Fiala et al. 2000.
Etymology: L. n. flexus, a bending, turning, winding; L. masc. n. stipes, a branch of a tree, stick; N.L. masc. n. Flexistipes, the flexible stick.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 75. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417.
Effective publication: FIALA (G.), WOESE (C.R.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.) and STETTER (K.O.): Flexistipes sinusarabici a novel genus and species of eubacteria occurring in the Atlantis II Deep brines of the Read Sea. Arch. Microbiol., 1990, 154, 120-126.
Validation List no. 75 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Flexistipes sinusarabici Fiala et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MAS 10 = ATCC 49648= DSM 4947.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M59231, CP002858 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. n. sinus, a curve or fold in land, a gulf; L. masc. adj. arabicus, arabic; N.L. gen. n. sinusarabici, of the Arabic gulf, of the Red Sea, describing the place of isolation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 75. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417.
Effective publication: FIALA (G.), WOESE (C.R.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.) and STETTER (K.O.): Flexistipes sinusarabici a novel genus and species of eubacteria occurring in the Atlantis II Deep brines of the Read Sea. Arch. Microbiol., 1990, 154, 120-126.
Validation List no. 75 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online