Genus Haloechinothrix
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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").
Haloechinothrix Tang et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Haloechinothrix alba Tang et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; Gr. n. ekhinos, hedgehog; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Haloechinothrix, halophilic, hedgehog-like filament, referring to halophilic filamentous actinomycetes with spiny aerial mycelium.
Valid publication: TANG (S.K.), WANG (Y.), ZHANG (H.), LEE (J.C.), LOU (K.), KIM (C.J.) and LI (W.J.): Haloechinothrix alba gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, filamentous actinomycete of the suborder Pseudonocardineae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2154-2158.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Haloechinothrix alba Tang et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 93221 = CCTCC AB 208140 = DSM 45207.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ366705.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. alba, white.
Valid publication: TANG (S.K.), WANG (Y.), ZHANG (H.), LEE (J.C.), LOU (K.), KIM (C.J.) and LI (W.J.): Haloechinothrix alba gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, filamentous actinomycete of the suborder Pseudonocardineae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2154-2158.
Original article in IJSEM Online