Genus Glaciecola
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 11
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).
Glaciecola Bowman et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Glaciecola punicea Bowman et al. 1998.
Etymology: L. fem. n. glacies, ice; L. suff. -cola (from L. masc. or fem. n. incola), an inhabitant; N.L. fem. n. Glaciecola, inhabitant of ice.
Valid publication: BOWMAN (J.P.), McCAMMON (S.A.), BROWN (J.L.) and McMEEKIN (T.A.): Glaciecola punicea gen. nov., sp. nov. and Glaciecola pallidula gen. nov., sp. nov.: psychrophilic bacteria from Antarctic sea-ice habitats. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1213-1222.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Glaciecola Bowman et al. 1998 emend. Van Trappen et al. 2004.
Reference: VAN TRAPPEN (S.), TAN (T.L.), YANG (J.), MERGAERT (J.) and SWINGS (J.): Glaciecola polaris sp. nov., a novel budding and prosthecate bacterium from the Arctic Ocean, and emended description of the genus Glaciecola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1765-1771.
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→ Glaciecola Bowman et al. 1998 emend. Van Trappen et al. 2004 emend. Shivaji and Reddy 2014.
Reference: SHIVAJI, S. and REDDY, G. S. 2014. Phylogenetic analyses of the genus Glaciecola: emended description of the genus Glaciecola, transfer of Glaciecola mesophila, G. agarilytica, G. aquimarina, G. arctica, G. chathamensis, G. polaris and G. psychrophila to the genus Paraglaciecola gen. nov. as Paraglaciecola mesophila comb. nov., P. agarilytica comb. nov., P. aquimarina comb. nov., P. arctica comb. nov., P. chathamensis comb. nov., P. polaris comb. nov. and P. psychrophila comb. nov., and description of Paraglaciecola oceanifecundans sp. nov., isolated from the Southern Ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3264-3275.
Original article.
Glaciecola agarilytica Yong et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NO2 = KCTC 12755 = LMG 23762.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ784575.
Etymology: N.L. n. agarum, agar-agar, algal polysaccharide; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. agarilytica, agar-dissolving.
Valid publication: YONG (J.J.), PARK (S.J.), KIM (H.J.) and RHEE (S.K.): Glaciecola agarilytica sp. nov., an agar-digesting marine bacterium from the East Sea, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 951-953.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Paraglaciecola agarilytica (Yong et al. 2007) Shivaji and Reddy 2014, comb. nov.
Glaciecola aquimarina Park and Yoon 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GGW-M5=KCTC 32108=CCUG 62918.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX508596.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 2365-2367.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: PARK, S. and YOON, J. H. 2013. Glaciecola aquimarina sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from coastal seawater. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 103, 1141-1148.
Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Paraglaciecola aquimarina (Park and Yoon 2013) Shivaji and Reddy 2014, comb. nov.
Glaciecola arctica Zhang et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BSs20135 = CCTCC AB 209161 = KACC 14537.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU365479.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, from the Arctic.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Y.J.), ZHANG (X.Y.), MI (Z.H.), CHEN (C.X.), GAO (Z.M.), CHEN (X.L.), YU (Y.), CHEN (B.) and ZHANG (Y.Z.): Glaciecola arctica sp. nov., isolated from Arctic marine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2338-2341.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Paraglaciecola arctica (Zhang et al. 2011) Shivaji and Reddy 2014, comb. nov.
Glaciecola chathamensis Matsuyama et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S18K6 = JCM 13645 = NCIMB 14146.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB247623.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. chathamensis, pertaining to Chatham Rise, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: MATSUYAMA (H.), HIRABAYASHI (T.), KASAHARA (H.), MINAMI (H.), HOSHINO (T.) and YUMOTO (I.): Glaciecola chathamensis sp. nov., a novel marine polysaccharide-producing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2883-2886.
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→ ¤ Paraglaciecola chathamensis (Matsuyama et al. 2006.) Shivaji and Reddy 2014, comb. nov.
Glaciecola lipolytica Chen et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E3 = CGMCC 1.7001 = JCM 15139.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU183316.
Etymology: Gr. n. lipos, fat; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. lipolytica, fat-dissolving, referring to the property of being able to hydrolyse lipid.
Valid publication: CHEN (L.P.), XU (H.Y.), FU (S.Z.), FAN (H.X.), LIU (Y.H.), LIU (S.J.) and LIU (Z.P.): Glaciecola lipolytica sp. nov., isolated from seawater near Tianjin city, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 73-76.
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→ ¤ Aliiglaciecola lipolytica (Chen et al. 2009) Jean et al. 2013, comb. nov.
Glaciecola mesophila Romanenko et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 15026 = KMM 241.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ488501.
Etymology: Gr. adj. mesos, medium; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. mesophila, medium-temperature-loving, mesophilic.
Valid publication: ROMANENKO (L.A.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), ROHDE (M.), LYSENKO (A.M.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Glaciecola mesophila sp. nov., a novel marine agar-digesting bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 647-651.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Paraglaciecola mesophila (Romanenko et al. 2003) Shivaji and Reddy 2014, comb. nov.
Glaciecola nitratireducens Baik et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FR1064 = JCM 12485 = KCTC 12276.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY787042, CP003060 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. n. nitras -atis, nitrate; L. part. adj. reducens, converting to a different state; N.L. part. adj. nitratireducens, reducing nitrate.
Valid publication: BAIK (K.S.), PARK (Y.D.), SEONG (C.N.), KIM (E.M.), BAE (K.S.) and CHUN (J.): Glaciecola nitratireducens sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2185-2188.
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Glaciecola pallidula Bowman et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IC079 = ACAM 615 = ATCC 700757= CIP 105819.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U85854.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pallidula, somewhat pale, referring to the weak pigmentation of the species.
Valid publication: BOWMAN (J.P.), McCAMMON (S.A.), BROWN (J.L.) and McMEEKIN (T.A.): Glaciecola punicea gen. nov., sp. nov. and Glaciecola pallidula gen. nov., sp. nov.: psychrophilic bacteria from Antarctic sea-ice habitats. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1213-1222.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Glaciecola polaris Van Trappen et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ARK 150 = CIP 108324 = LMG 21857.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ293820.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. polaris, polar, referring to the origin of the strains in the Arctic Ocean.
Valid publication: VAN TRAPPEN (S.), TAN (T.L.), YANG (J.), MERGAERT (J.) and SWINGS (J.): Glaciecola polaris sp. nov., a novel budding and prosthecate bacterium from the Arctic Ocean, and emended description of the genus Glaciecola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1765-1771.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Paraglaciecola polaris (Van Trappen et al. 2004) Shivaji and Reddy 2014, comb. nov.
Glaciecola psychrophila Zhang et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 170 = CGMCC 1.6130 = JCM 13954.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ007436.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psuchros, cold; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. psychrophila, cold loving.
Valid publication: ZHANG (D.C.), YU (Y.), CHEN (B.), WANG (H.X.), LIU (H.C.), DONG (X.Z.) and ZHOU (P.J.): Glaciecola psychrophila sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the Arctic. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2867-2869.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Paraglaciecola psychrophila (Zhang et al. 2006) Shivaji and Reddy 2014, comb. nov.
Glaciecola punicea Bowman et al. 1998, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IC067 = ACAM 611 = ATCC 700756= CIP 105817.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U85853.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. punicea, red, referring to the species pigmentation.
Valid publication: BOWMAN (J.P.), McCAMMON (S.A.), BROWN (J.L.) and McMEEKIN (T.A.): Glaciecola punicea gen. nov., sp. nov. and Glaciecola pallidula gen. nov., sp. nov.: psychrophilic bacteria from Antarctic sea-ice habitats. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1213-1222.
Original article in IJSEM Online