Genus Halarsenatibacter
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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").
Halarsenatibacter Switzer Blum et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halarsenatibacter silvermanii Switzer Blum et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. n. arsenas -atis, arsenate; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Halarsenatibacter, halophilic arsenate-utilizing rod.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 135. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1985-1986.
Effective publication: SWITZER BLUM (J.), HAN (S.), LANOIL (B.), SALTIKOV (C.), WITTE (B.), TABITA (F.R.), LANGLEY (S.), BEVERIDGE (T.J.), JAHNKE (L.) and OREMLAND (R.S.): Ecophysiology of "Halarsenatibacter silvermanii" strain SLAS-1T, gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultative chemoautotrophic arsenate respirer from salt-saturated Searles Lake, California. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2009, 75, 1950-1960.
Validation List no. 135 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The type species has been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 135 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1985-1986.
Validation List no. 135 in IJSEM Online
Halarsenatibacter silvermanii Switzer Blum et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SLAS-1 = ATCC BAA-1651 = DSM 21684.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY965613.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. silvermanii, of Silverman, to honor the American microbiologist Melvin P. Silverman of NASA [Ames Research Center] for his contributions to the field of geomicrobiology, especially with regard to the metabolism of inorganic iron and sulfur compounds by extremophilic bacteria.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 135. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1985-1986.
Effective publication: SWITZER BLUM (J.), HAN (S.), LANOIL (B.), SALTIKOV (C.), WITTE (B.), TABITA (F.R.), LANGLEY (S.), BEVERIDGE (T.J.), JAHNKE (L.) and OREMLAND (R.S.): Ecophysiology of "Halarsenatibacter silvermanii" strain SLAS-1T, gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultative chemoautotrophic arsenate respirer from salt-saturated Searles Lake, California. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2009, 75, 1950-1960.
Validation List no. 135 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The accession number DSM 21684 has been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 135 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1985-1986.
Validation List no. 135 in IJSEM Online