Genus Geopsychrobacter
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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").
Geopsychrobacter Holmes et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geopsychrobacter electrodiphilus Holmes et al. 2005.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. gê, earth; Gr. adj. psukhros, cold; N.L. masc. n. bacter, stick, rod; N.L. masc. n. Geopsychrobacter, a rod from cold earth.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 102. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 547-549.
Effective publication: HOLMES (D.E.), NICOLL (J.S.), BOND (D.R.) and LOVLEY (D.R.): Potential role of a novel psychrotolerant member of the family Geobacteraceae, Geopsychrobacter electrodiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., in electricity production by a marine sediment fuel cell. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2004, 70, 6023-6030.
Validation List no. 102 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Geopsychrobacter electrodiphilus Holmes et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A1 = ATCC BAA-880 = DSM 16401 = JCM 12469.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY187303.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. electrodum, electrode; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. electrodiphilus, electrode loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 102. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 547-549.
Effective publication: HOLMES (D.E.), NICOLL (J.S.), BOND (D.R.) and LOVLEY (D.R.): Potential role of a novel psychrotolerant member of the family Geobacteraceae, Geopsychrobacter electrodiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., in electricity production by a marine sediment fuel cell. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2004, 70, 6023-6030.
Validation List no. 102 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the protologue of the effective publication, the type strain JCM 12469 is erroneously cited as JCM 12470.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 102 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 547-549.
Validation List no. 102 in IJSEM Online