Genus Herpetosiphon
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 7
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Herpetosiphon Holt and Lewin 1968, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Herpetosiphonales Gupta et al. 2013; type genus of the family ¤ Herpetosiphonaceae Gupta et al. 2013)
Type species: ¤ Herpetosiphon aurantiacus Holt and Lewin 1968 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. herpeton, gliding animal, reptile; Gr. masc. n. siphôn, tube, pipe; N.L. masc. n. Herpetosiphon, gliding tube.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: HOLT (J.G.) and LEWIN (R.A.): Herpetosiphon aurantiacus gen. et sp. n., a new filamentous gliding organism. Journal of Bacteriology, 1968, 95, 2407-2408.
Herpetosiphon aurantiacus Holt and Lewin 1968, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 23779= CCUG 48726 = DSM 785 = HAMBI 1968.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M34117.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. aurantiacus, orange-colored.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: HOLT (J.G.) and LEWIN (R.A.): Herpetosiphon aurantiacus gen. et sp. n., a new filamentous gliding organism. Journal of Bacteriology, 1968, 95, 2407-2408.
Herpetosiphon cohaerens Lewin 1970, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) II-2 = ATCC 23123= NBRC 102661 = NCIMB 12855.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB301614.
Etymology: L. part. adj. cohaerens, cohering, uniting together.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: LEWIN (R.A.): New Herpetosiphon species (Flexibacterales). Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 1970, 16, 517-520.
→ ¤ Lewinella cohaerens (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Herpetosiphon geysericola (Copeland 1936) Lewin 1970, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 23076= CCUG 48727 = DSM 7119.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF039293.
Synonyms: "Phormidium geysericola" Copeland 1936, "Herpetosiphon geysericolus" (sic) Lewin 1970.
Etymology: N.L. n. geysirum (from Icelandic n. geysir), geyser; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), dweller; N.L. n. geysericola, hot spring dweller.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 COPELAND (J.J.): Yellowstone thermal Myxophyceae. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1936, 36, 1-232. 2 LEWIN (R.A.): New Herpetosiphon species (Flexibacterales). Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 1970, 16, 517-520.
Herpetosiphon giganteus Pan et al. 2017, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 589=NBRC 112828.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY689830.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. giganteus, giant, gigantic.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: PAN, X., KAGE, H., MARTIN, K. and NETT, M. 2017. Herpetosiphon gulosus sp. nov., a filamentous predatory bacterium isolated from sandy soil and Herpetosiphon giganteus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2476-2481.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Herpetosiphon nigricans Lewin 1970, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SS-2 = ATCC 23147= NBRC 102662 = NCIMB 1420.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB301615.
Etymology: L. part. adj. nigricans, blackening.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: LEWIN (R.A.): New Herpetosiphon species (Flexibacterales). Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 1970, 16, 517-520.
→ ¤ Lewinella nigricans (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Herpetosiphon gulosus Pan et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Hp g472=DSM 52871=NBRC 112829.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY689833.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. gulosus, gluttonous, pertaining to the strong predatory activity of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: PAN, X., KAGE, H., MARTIN, K. and NETT, M. 2017. Herpetosiphon gulosus sp. nov., a filamentous predatory bacterium isolated from sandy soil and Herpetosiphon giganteus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2476-2481.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Herpetosiphon persicus Lewin 1970, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T-3 = ATCC 23167= NBRC 102663 = NCIMB 1396.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB301616.
Etymology: L. n. persicum, a peach; L. masc. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; L. masc. adj. persicus, Persian; here intended to mean peach-coloured.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: LEWIN (R.A.): New Herpetosiphon species (Flexibacterales). Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 1970, 16, 517-520.
→ ¤ Lewinella persica (Lewin 1970) Sly et al. 1998, comb. nov.