Genus Halobacteriovorax
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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").
Halobacteriovorax Koval et al. 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halobacteriovorax marinus Koval et al. 2015.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals, halos, salt; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; L. adj. vorax, devouring, ravenous, voracious; N.L. masc. n. Halobacteriovorax, devourer of bacteria in saltwater environments.
Valid publication: KOVAL, S. F., WILLIAMS, H. N. and STINE, O. C. 2015. Reclassification of Bacteriovorax marinus as Halobacteriovorax marinus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacteriovorax litoralis as Halobacteriovorax litoralis comb. nov.; description of Halobacteriovoraceae fam. nov. in the class Deltaproteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 593-597
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halobacteriovorax litoralis Koval et al. 2015, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JS5=ATCC BAA-684=DSM 15409.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF084859.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. litoralis, pertaining to the coast.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: KOVAL, S. F., WILLIAMS, H. N. and STINE, O. C. 2015. Reclassification of Bacteriovorax marinus as Halobacteriovorax marinus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacteriovorax litoralis as Halobacteriovorax litoralis comb. nov.; description of Halobacteriovoraceae fam. nov. in the class Deltaproteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 593-597
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halobacteriovorax marinus Koval et al. 2015, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SJ=ATCC BAA-682=DSM 15412.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF084854.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: KOVAL, S. F., WILLIAMS, H. N. and STINE, O. C. 2015. Reclassification of Bacteriovorax marinus as Halobacteriovorax marinus gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacteriovorax litoralis as Halobacteriovorax litoralis comb. nov.; description of Halobacteriovoraceae fam. nov. in the class Deltaproteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 593-597
Original article in IJSEM Online