Genus Hydrocarboniphaga
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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").
Hydrocarboniphaga Palleroni et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Hydrocarboniphaga effusa Palleroni et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. hydrocarbonum, hydrocarbon; Gr. v. phagein, to eat; N.L. fem. n. Hydrocarboniphaga, eater of hydrocarbons.
Valid publication: PALLERONI (N.J.), PORT (A.M.), CHANG (H.K.) and ZYLSTRA (G.J.): Hydrocarboniphaga effusa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the γ-Proteobacteria active in alkane and aromatic hydrocarbon degradation. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1203-1207.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Hydrocarboniphaga daqingensis Liu et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B2-9 = CGMCC 1.7049 = NBRC 104238.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU313812.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. daqingensis, pertaining to Daqing, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LIU (Y.), SONG (X.F.), JIANG (J.T.), LIU (Y.H.), XU (C.J.), LI (H.) and LIU (Z.P.): Hydrocarboniphaga daqingensis sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 408-411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Hydrocarboniphaga effusa Palleroni et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AP103 = ATCC BAA-332 = DSM 16095.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY363245.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. effusa, wide-spread, extensive, diffuse, making reference to the spreading tendency of colonies growing on minimal agar medium.
Valid publication: PALLERONI (N.J.), PORT (A.M.), CHANG (H.K.) and ZYLSTRA (G.J.): Hydrocarboniphaga effusa gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the γ-Proteobacteria active in alkane and aromatic hydrocarbon degradation. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1203-1207.
Original article in IJSEM Online