Genus Gulbenkiania
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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").
Gulbenkiania Vaz-Moreira et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Gulbenkiania mobilis Vaz-Moreira et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Gulbenkiania, in honour of Calouste Gulbenkian (1869-1955), a protector of the arts and sciences in Portugal, and founder of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Valid publication: VAZ-MOREIRA (I.), NOBRE (M.F.), NUNES (O.C.) and MANAIA (C.M.): Gulbenkiania mobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from treated municipal wastewater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1108-1112.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Gulbenkiania indica Jyoti et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HT27 = DSM 17901 = JCM 15969.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ415656.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. indica, of or pertaining to India, the geographical origin of the type strain.
Valid publication: JYOTI (V.), NARAYAN (K.D.) and DAS (S.K.): Gulbenkiania indica sp. nov., isolated from a sulfur spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1052-1055.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Gulbenkiania mobilis Vaz-Moreira et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E4FC31 = DSM 18507 = LMG 23770.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM295491.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. mobilis, movable, motile.
Valid publication: VAZ-MOREIRA (I.), NOBRE (M.F.), NUNES (O.C.) and MANAIA (C.M.): Gulbenkiania mobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from treated municipal wastewater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1108-1112.
Original article in IJSEM Online