Genus Geomicrobium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Geomicrobium Echigo et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geomicrobium halophilum Echigo et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. gê, earth, soil; N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Geomicrobium, a microbe from soil.
Valid publication: ECHIGO (A.), MINEGISHI (H.), MIZUKI (T.), KAMEKURA (M.) and USAMI (R.): Geomicrobium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 990-995.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Geomicrobium Echigo et al. 2010 emend. Xiong et al. 2014.
Reference: XIONG, Z.-J., ZHANG, Y.-G., ZHANG, D.-F., LIU, B.-B., LI, L., ZHANG, X.-M., XU, L.-H. and LI, W. J. 2014. XIONG, Z.-J., ZHANG, Y.-G., ZHANG, D.-F., LIU, B.-B., LI, L., ZHANG, X.-M., XU, L.-H. and LI, W. J. 2013. Geomicrobium sediminis sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from a sediment sample collected from the South China Sea, and emended description of the genus Geomicrobium. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 104, 1177-1183.
Original article.
Geomicrobium halophilum Echigo et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BH1 = DSM 21769 = JCM 15647.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB449106.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. neut. adj. philon), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. halophilum, salt-loving.
Valid publication: ECHIGO (A.), MINEGISHI (H.), MIZUKI (T.), KAMEKURA (M.) and USAMI (R.): Geomicrobium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 990-995.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Geomicrobium sediminis Xiong et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM M13075=DSM 25540=JCM 18144.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF040368.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 156. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 693-696.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: XIONG, Z.-J., ZHANG, Y.-G., ZHANG, D.-F., LIU, B.-B., LI, L., ZHANG, X.-M., XU, L.-H. and LI, W. J. 2013. Geomicrobium sediminis sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from a sediment sample collected from the South China Sea, and emended description of the genus Geomicrobium. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 104, 1177-1183.
Effective publication Online