Genus Glycocaulis
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Glycocaulis Abraham et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Glycocaulis abyssi Abraham et al. 2013.
Etymology: Gr. adj. glukus, sweet (used to coin the noun glucose); L. masc. n. caulis, stalk; N.L. masc. n. Glycocaulis, sweet (sugar) stalk.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), LÜNSDORF (H.), VANCANNEYT (M.) and SMIT (J.): Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2207-2215.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Glycocaulis abyssi Abraham et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MCS 33 = CCUG 62981 = LMG 27140.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ227811.
Etymology: L. n. abyssus, depth; L. gen. n. abyssi, of/from the depth.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), LÜNSDORF (H.), VANCANNEYT (M.) and SMIT (J.): Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2207-2215.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Glycocaulis albus Lv et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SLG210-30A1=LMG 27741=CGMCC 1.12766.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF112836.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. albus white, referring to the white colour of colonies.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LV, X.-L., XIE, B.-S., CAI, M., GENG, S., TANG, Y.-Q., WANG, Y.-N., CUI, H.-L., LIU, X.-Y., YE, S.-Y. and WU, X.-L. 2014. Glycocaulis albus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic dimorphic prosthecate bacterium isolated from petroleum-contaminated saline soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3181-3187.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Glycocaulis alkaliphilus Geng et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6B-8=CGMCC 1.12428=LMG 27410.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC222643.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, alkali; N.L. adj. philus, -a, -um (from Gr. adj. philos, -ê, -on), friend to, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: GENG, S., PAN, X.-C., MEI, R., WANG, Y.-N., LIU, X.-Y., WANG, X.-B., TANG, Y.-Q. and WU, X.-L. 2015. Glycocaulis alkaliphilus sp. nov., a dimorphic prosthecate bacterium isolated from crude oil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 838-844.
Original article in IJSEM Online