Genus Frigoribacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
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).
Frigoribacterium Kämpfer et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Frigoribacterium faeni Kämpfer et al. 2000.
Etymology: L. n. frigor -oris, frost, cold; L. neut. n. bacterium, small rod; N.L. neut. n. Frigoribacterium, a small rod growing in the cold.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), RAINEY (F.A.), ANDERSSON (M.A.), NURMIAHO LASSILA (E.L.), ULRYCH (U.), BUSSE (H.J.), WEISS (N.), MIKKOLA (R.) and SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.): Frigoribacterium faeni gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic genus of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 355-363.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Frigoribacterium endophyticum Wang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EGI 6500707=JCM 30093=KCTC 29493.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM114212.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: Gr. pref. endo, within; Gr. n. phyton, plant; L. fem. suff. -icum, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. endophyticum, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: WANG, H. F., ZHANG, Y. G., CHEN, J. Y., GUO, J. W., LI, L., HOZZEIN, W. N., ZHANG, Y. M., WADAAN, M. A. and LI, W. J. 2015. Frigoribacterium endophyticum sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the root of Anabasis elatior (C. A. Mey.) Schischk. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1207-1212.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Frigoribacterium faeni Kämpfer et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 801 = ATCC BAA-3 = DSM 10309 = JCM 11265 = NBRC 103066.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18807.
Etymology: L. n. faenum, hay; L. gen. n. faeni, of hay.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), RAINEY (F.A.), ANDERSSON (M.A.), NURMIAHO LASSILA (E.L.), ULRYCH (U.), BUSSE (H.J.), WEISS (N.), MIKKOLA (R.) and SALKINOJA-SALONEN (M.): Frigoribacterium faeni gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic genus of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 355-363.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Frigoribacterium mesophilum Dastager et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MSL-08 = DSM 19442 = KCTC 19311.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF466126.
Etymology: Gr. adj. mesos, middle; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. mesophilum, middle (temperature)-loving, mesophilic.
Valid publication: DASTAGER (S.G.), LEE (J.C.), JU (Y.J.), PARK (D.J.) and KIM (C.J.): Frigoribacterium mesophilum sp. nov., a mesophilic actinobacterium isolated from Bigeum Island, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1869-1872.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Frigoribacterium salinisoli Kong et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LAM9155=ACCC 19902=JCM 30848.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX094417.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. adj. salinus, salty; L. neut. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. salinisoli, of salty soil, referring to the source of isolation.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: KONG, D., GUO, X., ZHOU, S., WANG, H., WANG, Y., ZHU, J., DONG, W., LI, Y., HE, M., HU, G., ZHAO, B. and RUAN, Z. 2016. Frigoribacterium salinisoli sp. nov., isolated from saline soil, transfer of Frigoribacterium mesophilum to Parafrigoribacterium gen. nov. as Parafrigoribacterium mesophilum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5252-5259.
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