Genus Glycomyces
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 23
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).
Glycomyces Labeda et al. 1985, gen. nov. (Type genus of the suborder ¤ Glycomycineae Rainey et al. 1997; type genus of the family ¤ Glycomycetaceae Rainey et al. 1997).
Type species: ¤ Glycomyces harbinensis Labeda et al. 1985.
Etymology: Gr. adj. glukus, sweet to the taste or smell; Gr. masc. n. mukês, a mushroom; N.L. masc. n. Glycomyces, a sweet (glycolipid-containing) mushroom.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.), TESTA (R.T.), LECHEVALIER (M.P.) and LECHEVALIER (H.A.): Glycomyces, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 417-421.
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→ Glycomyces Labeda et al. 1985 emend. Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004. (Type genus of the suborder Glycomycineae Rainey et al. 1997; type genus of the family Glycomycetaceae Rainey et al. 1997).
Reference: LABEDA (D.P.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Emended description of the genus Glycomyces and description of Glycomyces algeriensis sp. nov., Glycomyces arizonensis sp. nov. and Glycomyces lechevalierae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2343-2346.
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Glycomyces albus Han et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TRM 49136=CCTCC AA 2013004=NRRL B-24927=KACC 17681.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB857718.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. albus, white, describing the white aerial mycelium.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: HAN, X.-X., LUO, X.-X. and ZHANG, L.-L. 2014. Glycomyces fuscus sp. nov. and Glycomyces albus sp. nov., actinomycetes isolated from a hypersaline habitat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2437-2441.
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Glycomyces algeriensis Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 44727 = JCM 14910 = NBRC 103888 = NRRL B-16327.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY462044.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. algeriensis, of or belonging to Algeria, the place of origin of the type strain.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Emended description of the genus Glycomyces and description of Glycomyces algeriensis sp. nov., Glycomyces arizonensis sp. nov. and Glycomyces lechevalierae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2343-2346.
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Glycomyces anabasis Zhang et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EGI 6500139=JCM 30088=KCTC 29495.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX119421.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. anabasis, of the plant genus Anabasis.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: ZHANG, Y. G., WANG, H. F., ALKHALIFAH, D. H. M., XIAO, M., ZHOU, X. K., LIU, Y. H., HOZZEIN, W. N. and LI, W. J. 2018. Glycomyces anabasis sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinobacterium isolated from roots of Anabasis aphylla L. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1285-1290.
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Glycomyces arizonensis Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 44726 = JCM 14911 = NBRC 103886 = NRLL B-16153.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY462042.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. arizonensis, of or belonging to Arizona, the place of origin of the type strain.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Emended description of the genus Glycomyces and description of Glycomyces algeriensis sp. nov., Glycomyces arizonensis sp. nov. and Glycomyces lechevalierae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2343-2346.
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Glycomyces artemisiae Zhang et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IXS4=HBUM178000=CGMCC 4.7067=NBRC 109773.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN408755.
Etymology: N. L. n. Artemisia, a botanical genus name; N.L. gen. n. artemisiae, of Artemisia, referring to the isolation of the type strain from tissues of Artemisia argyi.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: ZHANG, X., REN, K., DU, J., LIU, H. and ZHANG, L. 2014. Glycomyces artemisiae sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from the roots of Artemisia argyi. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3492-3495.
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Glycomyces dulcitolivorans Mu et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) SJ-25=CGMCC 4.7414=DSM 105121.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MH342642.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: QFRW01000000.
Etymology: N.L. n. dulcitol, dulcitol; L. pres. part. vorans, eating; N.L. part. adj. dulcitolivorans, eating dulcitol.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: MU, S., SUN, T., LI, Y., JIANG, S., GUO, X., WANG, X., ZHAO, J. and XIANG, W. 2018. Glycomyces dulcitolivorans sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3034-3039.
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Glycomyces endophyticus Qin et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 56134 = DSM 45002 = JCM 16001 = KCTC 19152.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU200681.
Etymology: Gr. pref. endo, within; Gr. n. phyton, plant; L. masc. suff. -icus, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. endophyticus, endophytic, within plants, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissues.
Valid publication: QIN (S.), WANG (H.B.), CHEN (H.H.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), JIANG (C.L.), XU (L.H.) and LI (W.J.): Glycomyces endophyticus sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from the root of Carex baccans Nees. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2525-2528.
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Glycomyces fuscus Han et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TRM 49117=CCTCC AA 2013003=NRRL B-59998=KACC 17682.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB857717 .
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fuscus, describing the brownish pigmentation.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: HAN, X.-X., LUO, X.-X. and ZHANG, L.-L. 2014. Glycomyces fuscus sp. nov. and Glycomyces albus sp. nov., actinomycetes isolated from a hypersaline habitat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2437-2441.
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Glycomyces halotolerans Guan et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TRM 40137 = CCTCC AA 2010013 = KCTC 19988.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ651156.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. halotolerans, salt-tolerating, referring to the organism's ability to tolerate high salt concentrations.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 148. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554.
Effective publication: [GUAN (T.W.), XIA (Z.F.), XIAO (J.), WU (N.), CHEN (Z.J.), ZHANG (L.L.) and ZHANG (X.P.): Glycomyces halotolerans sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a hypersaline habitat in Xinjiang, China. Antonie
van Leeuwenhoek, 2011, 100, 137-143.]
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Glycomyces harbinensis Labeda et al. 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LL-DO5139 = ATCC 43155= DSM 46494 = IFO (now NBRC) 14487 = JCM 7347 = NRRL 15337 = VKM Ac-1247.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D85483.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. harbinensis, of or belonging to Harbin, China (the source of the soil sample from which this organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.), TESTA (R.T.), LECHEVALIER (M.P.) and LECHEVALIER (H.A.): Glycomyces, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 417-421.
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Glycomyces lacisalsi Guan et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) XHU 5089=CCTCC AA 2015034=KCTC 39688.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT895607.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. n. lacus, a lake; L. adj. salsus, salted; N.L. gen. n. lacisalsi, of a salt lake.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: GUAN, T. W., WANG, P. H., TIAN, L., TANG, S. K. and XIANG, H. P. 2016. Glycomyces lacisalsi sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from a hypersaline habitat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5366-5370.
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Glycomyces lechevalierae Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 44724 = JCM 14912 = NBRC 103885 = NRRL B-16149.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY462041.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. lechevalierae, of Lechevalier, named for Mary Lechevalier, an American microbiologist who isolated the strain and contributed substantially to the field of actinomycete biology during her career at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Emended description of the genus Glycomyces and description of Glycomyces algeriensis sp. nov., Glycomyces arizonensis sp. nov. and Glycomyces lechevalierae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2343-2346.
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Glycomyces mayteni Qin et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 61331 = CCTCC AA 208004 = JCM 16217 = KCTC 19527.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU814511.
Etymology: N.L. n. Maytenus, a botanical genus name; N.L. gen. n. mayteni, of Maytenus, referring to the isolation of the type strain from tissues of Maytenus austroyunnanensis.
Valid publication: QIN (S.), CHEN (H.H.), KLENK (H.P.), ZHAO (G.Z.), LI (J.), XU (L.H.) and LI (W.J.): Glycomyces scopariae sp. nov. and Glycomyces mayteni sp. nov., isolated from medicinal plants in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1023-1027.
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Glycomyces paridis Fang et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CPCC 204357=DSM 102295=KCTC 39745.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG589943.
Etymology: L. gen. n. paridis, of Paris, relating to the medicinal herbal plant Paris polyphylla.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: FANG, X. M., BAI, J. L., SU, J., ZHAO, L. L., LIU, H. Y., MA, B. P., ZHANG, Y. Q. and YU, L. Y. 2018. Glycomyces paridis sp. nov., isolated from the medicinal plant Paris polyphylla. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1578-1583.
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Glycomyces phytohabitans Xing et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KLBMP 1483=DSM 45766=NBRC 109116.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ819256.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: Gr. n. phyton, plant; L. part. adj. habitans, inhabiting; N. L. part. adj. used as a masc. n. phytohabitans, plant inhabiting, isolated from a plant.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 165. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 2777-2783.
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Effective publication: Xing, K., Qin, S., Zhang, W.-D., Cao, C.-L., Ruan, J.-S., Huang, Y. and Jiang, J.-H. 2014. Glycomyces phytohabitans sp. nov., a novel endophytic actinomycete isolated from the coastal halophyte in Jiangsu, East China. J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) 67, 559-563.
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Glycomyces rhizosphaerae Li et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NEAU-C11=CGMCC 4.7396=DSM 104646.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY744945.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LI, W., ZHAO, J., SHI, L., WANG, J., WANG, H., WANG, X. and XIANG, W. 2018. Glycomyces rhizosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the root and rhizosphere soil of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 223-227.
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Glycomyces rutgersensis Labeda et al. 1985, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LL-I-20 = ATCC 43156= DSM 43812 = IFO (now NBRC) 14488 = JCM 6238 = NRRL B-16106 = VKM Ac-1248.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ293748.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. rutgersensis, of or belonging to Rutgers University where the organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: LABEDA (D.P.), TESTA (R.T.), LECHEVALIER (M.P.) and LECHEVALIER (H.A.): Glycomyces, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 417-421.
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Glycomyces sambucus Gu et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E71 = CGMCC 4.3147 = DSM 45047 = JCM 15472.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ460469.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. sambucus, of the plant genus Sambucus.
Valid publication: GU (Q.), ZHENG (W.) and HUANG (Y.): Glycomyces sambucus sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from the stem of Sambucus adnata Wall. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1995-1998.
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Glycomyces scopariae Qin et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 56256 = DSM 44968 = JCM 16218 = KCTC 19158.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU200682.
Etymology: N.L. n. Scoparia, a botanical genus name; N.L. gen. n. scopariae, of Scoparia, referring to the isolation of the type strain from tissues of Scoparia dulcis.
Valid publication: QIN (S.), CHEN (H.H.), KLENK (H.P.), ZHAO (G.Z.), LI (J.), XU (L.H.) and LI (W.J.): Glycomyces scopariae sp. nov. and Glycomyces mayteni sp. nov., isolated from medicinal plants in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1023-1027.
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Glycomyces sediminimaris Mohammadipanah et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MH2460=DSM 103727=UTMC 2460=NCCB 100631.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU174196.
Etymology: L. n. sedimen -inis, sediment; L. n. mare -is, the sea; N.L. gen. n. sediminimaris, of sediments from the sea, referring to the isolation source of the strain.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: MOHAMMADIPANAH, F., ATASAYAR, E., HEIDARIAN, S. and WINK, J. 2018. Glycomyces sediminimaris sp. nov., a new species of actinobacteria isolated from marine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2357-2363.
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Glycomyces tarimensis Lv et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TRM 45387=CCTCC AA 2014007=JCM 30184.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC112995.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. tarimensis, pertaining to Tarim, a basin in the north-west of China, where the strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LV, L. L., ZHANG, Y. F. and ZHANG, L. L. 2015. Glycomyces tarimensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from a saline-alkali habitat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1587-1591.
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Glycomyces tenuis Evtushenko et al. 1991, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 49849= DSM 44171 = IFO (now NBRC) 15904 = INA n-5888 = JCM 9087 = NRRL B-16895 = VKM Ac-1250.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D85482.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. tenuis, thin, slender, referring to the very thin vegetative hyphae of this strain.
Valid publication: EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), TAPTYKOVA (S.D.), AKIMOV (V.N.), SEMYONOVA (S.A.) and KALAKOUTSKII (L.V.): Glycomyces tenuis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 154-157.
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Glycomyces xiaoerkulensis Wang et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) TRM 41368=CCTCC AA 2017005=KCTC 39932.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF669725.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. xiaoerkulensis, of Xiaoerkule Lake, a salt lake in Atushi city, northwest of China, where the strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: WANG, Y., LUO, X. X., XIA, Z. F., WAN, C. X., ALIM, A. and ZHANG, L. L. 2018. Glycomyces xiaoerkulensis sp. nov., isolated from Xiaoerkule lake in Xinjiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2722-2726.
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