Genus Herbinix
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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").
Herbinix Koeck et al. 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Herbinix hemicellulosilytica Koeck et al. 2015.
Etymology: L. fem. n. herba, plant; L. fem. n. nix, snow; N.L. fem. n. herbinix, snow-white of plants, pertaining to incomplete degradation of plant cellulose fibres to white powder resembling a snow-like appearance.
Valid publication: KOECK, D. E., LUDWIG, W., WANNER, G., ZVERLOV, V. V., LIEBL, W. and SCHWARZ, W. H. 2015. Herbinix hemicellulosilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic cellulose-degrading bacterium isolated from a thermophilic biogas reactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2365-2371.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Herbinix hemicellulosilytica Koeck et al. 2015, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T3/55=DSM 29228=CECT 8801.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN626355.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. hemicellulosum, hemicellulose; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. adj. hemicellulosilytica, hemicellulose dissolving.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: KOECK, D. E., LUDWIG, W., WANNER, G., ZVERLOV, V. V., LIEBL, W. and SCHWARZ, W. H. 2015. Herbinix hemicellulosilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic cellulose-degrading bacterium isolated from a thermophilic biogas reactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2365-2371.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Herbinix luporum Koeck et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SD1D=DSM 100831=CECT 8959.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN626359.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. luporum, wolf, the name honours the three German microbiologists Wolfgang Ludwig, Wolfgang Liebl and Wolfgang Schwarz for their many contributions to the taxonomy and characterization of Gram-positive bacteria.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: KOECK, D. E., HAHNKE, S. and ZVERLOV, V. V. 2016. Herbinix luporum sp. nov., a thermophilic cellulose-degrading bacterium isolated from a thermophilic biogas reactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4132-4137.
Original article in IJSEM Online