Genus Imtechella
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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").
Imtechella Surendra et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Imtechella halotolerans Surendra et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Imtechella, arbitrary name formed from the acronym of the Institute of Microbial Technology, IMTECH, where the type strain of the type species was characterized.
Valid publication: SURENDRA (V.), BHAWANA (P.), SURESH (K.), SRINIVAS (T.N.R.) and ANIL KUMAR (P.): Imtechella halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from estuarine water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2624-2630.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Imtechella halotolerans Surendra et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K1 = JCM 17677 = MTCC 11055.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR774044.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. halotolerans, salt-tolerating.
Valid publication: SURENDRA (V.), BHAWANA (P.), SURESH (K.), SRINIVAS (T.N.R.) and ANIL KUMAR (P.): Imtechella halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from estuarine water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2624-2630.
Original article in IJSEM Online