Genus Kribbella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 28
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).
Kribbella Park et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Kribbella flavida Park et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Kribbella, arbitrary name formed from the acronym of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KRIBB, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were performed.
Valid publication: PARK (Y.H.), YOON (J.H.), SHIN (Y.K.), SUZUKI (K.I.), KUDO (T.), SEINO (A.), KIM (H.J.), LEE (J.S.) and LEE (S.T.): Classification of "Nocardioides fulvus" IFO (now NBRC) 14399 and Nocardioides sp. ATCC 39419in Kribbella gen. nov., as Kribbella flavida sp. nov. and Kribbella sandramycini sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 743-752.
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→ Kribbella Park et al. 1999 emend. Sohn et al. 2003.
Reference: SOHN (K.), HONG (S.G.), BAE (K.S.) and CHUN (J.): Transfer of Hongia koreensis Lee et al. 2000 to the genus Kribbella Park et al. 1999 as Kribbella koreensis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1005-1007.
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Note: According to Sohn et al. 2003, Kribbella Park et al. 1999 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Hongia Lee et al. 2000.
Reference: SOHN (K.), HONG (S.G.), BAE (K.S.) and CHUN (J.): Transfer of Hongia koreensis Lee et al. 2000 to the genus Kribbella Park et al. 1999 as Kribbella koreensis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1005-1007.
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→ Kribbella Park et al. 1999 emend. Sohn et al. 2003 Everest et al. 2013.
Reference: EVEREST, G. J., CURTIS, S. M., DE LEO, F., URZÌ, C. and MEYERS, P. R. 2013. Kribbella albertanoniae sp. nov., isolated from a Roman catacomb, and emended description of the genus Kribbella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3591-3596.
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Kribbella alba Li et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 31075 = CCTCC AA 001020 = DSM 15500 = JCM 14306 = NBRC 103561.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY082062.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. alba, white.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: LI (W.J.), WANG (D.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), XU (L.H.) and JIANG (C.L.): Kribbella yunnanensis sp. nov., Kribbella alba sp. nov., two novel species of genus Kribbella isolated from soils in Yunnan, China. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 29-35.
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Kribbella albertanoniae Everest et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BC640=DSM 26744=NRRL B-24917.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC283016.
Etymology: N.L. fem. gen. n. albertanoniae of Albertano, named after Patrizia Albertano (1952-2012), Full Professor of General Botany, in the Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: EVEREST, G. J., CURTIS, S. M., DE LEO, F., URZÌ, C. and MEYERS, P. R. 2013. Kribbella albertanoniae sp. nov., isolated from a Roman catacomb, and emended description of the genus Kribbella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3591-3596.
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Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HKI 0478 = DSM 18824 = JCM 14599.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF126967.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aluminosa, aluminous, full of alum, alum-containing, referring to the source of isolation of the first strains.
Valid publication: CARLSOHN (M.R.), GROTH (I.), SPRÖER (C.), SCHÜTZE (B.), SALUZ (H.P.), MUNDER (T.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Kribbella aluminosa sp. nov., isolated from a medieval alum slate mine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1943-1947.
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Kribbella amoyensis Xu et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) XMU 198 = DSM 24683 = NBRC 107914.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM368615.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. amoyensis, of or pertaining to Amoy (Xiamen), a city of China, in which the type strain was collected.
Valid publication: XU (Z.), XU (Q.), ZHENG (Z.) and HUANG (Y.): Kribbella amoyensis sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of a pharmaceutical plant, Typhonium giganteum Engl. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1081-1085.
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Kribbella antibiotica Li et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 31530 = CCTCC AA 001021 = DSM 15501 = JCM 13523 = NBRC 101882.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY082063.
Etymology: Gr. prep. anti, against, in opposition to; Gr. n. bios, life; L. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to, related to; N.L. fem. adj. antibiotica, related to antibiotic (the type strain of Kribbella antibiotica is an antifungal strain).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 99. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1425-1426.
Effective publication: LI (W.J.), WANG (D.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), XU (L.H.) and JIANG (C.L.): Kribbella antibiotica sp. nov., a novel nocardioform actinomycete strain isolated from soil in Yunnan, China. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2004, 27, 160-165.
Validation List no. 99 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the effective publication the type strain CCTCC AA 001021 is cited as CCTCC AA001021 (sic).
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 99 (footnote **). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1425-1426.
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Kribbella catacumbae Urzì et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BC631 = DSM 19601 = JCM 14968.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM778575.
Etymology: L. gen. n. catacumbae, of a catacomb, isolated from a Roman catacomb.
Valid publication: URZÌ (C.), DE LEO (F.) and SCHUMANN (P.): Kribbella catacumbae sp. nov. and Kribbella sancticallisti sp. nov., isolated from whitish-grey patinas in the catacombs of St Callistus in Rome, Italy. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2090-2097.
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Kribbella deserti Sun et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SL15-1=CGMCC 1.15906=KCTC 39825.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX601688.
Etymology: L. gen. n. deserti, of a desert.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: SUN, J. Q., XU, L., GUO, Y., LI, W. L., SHAO, Z. Q., YANG, Y. L. and WU, X. L. 2017. Kribbella deserti sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 692-696.
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Kribbella endophytica Kaewkla and Franco 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PIP 118 = DSM 23718 = NRRL B-24812.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ396152.
Etymology: Gr. pref. endo, within; Gr. n. phuton, plant; L. fem. suff. -ica, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. endophytica, within plant, endophytic, pertaining to the original isolation from plant tissue.
Valid publication: KAEWKLA (O.) and FRANCO (C.M.M.): Kribbella endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized leaf of a native apricot tree. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1249-1253.
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Kribbella flavida Park et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 17836 = IFO (now NBRC) 14399 = KCTC 9580 = IFO (now NBRC) 14399 = JCM 10339.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001736 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. flavida, yellowish, pale yellow.
Valid publication: PARK (Y.H.), YOON (J.H.), SHIN (Y.K.), SUZUKI (K.I.), KUDO (T.), SEINO (A.), KIM (H.J.), LEE (J.S.) and LEE (S.T.): Classification of "Nocardioides fulvus" IFO (now NBRC) 14399 and Nocardioides sp. ATCC 39419in Kribbella gen. nov., as Kribbella flavida sp. nov. and Kribbella sandramycini sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 743-752.
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Kribbella ginsengisoli Cui et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gsoil 001 = DSM 17941 = JCM 16928 = KCTC 19134.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB245391.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengisoli, of soil of a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: CUI (Y.S.), LEE (J.S.), LEE (S.T.) and IM (W.T.): Kribbella ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 364-368.
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Kribbella hippodromi Everest and Meyers 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S1.4 = DSM 19227 = JCM 15572 = NRRL B-24553.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF472955.
Etymology: Gr. masc. n. hippodromos, horse racecourse; N.L. gen. masc. n. hippodromi, of/from a horse racecourse, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain, Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Valid publication: EVEREST (G.J.) and MEYERS (P.R.): Kribbella hippodromi sp. nov., isolated from soil from a racecourse in South Africa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 443-446.
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Kribbella italica Everest et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BC637=DSM 28967=NRRL B-59155.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ875927.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. italica from Italy.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: EVEREST, G. J., CURTIS, S. M., DE LEO, F., URZì, C. and MEYERS, P. R. 2015. Description of Kribbella italica sp. nov., isolated from a Roman catacomb. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 491-496
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Kribbella jejuensis Song et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HD9 = JCM 12204 = KACC 20266 = NBRC 101070.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY253866.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. jejuensis, of or pertaining to Jeju, Korea.
Valid publication: SONG (J.), KIM (B.Y.), HONG (S.B.), CHO (H.S.), SOHN (K.), CHUN (J.) and SUH (J.W.): Kribbella solani sp. nov. and Kribbella jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from potato tuber and soil in Jeju, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1345-1348.
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Kribbella karoonensis Kirby et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Q41 = DSM 17344 = JCM 14304 = NBRC 101884 = NRRL B-24425.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY995146.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. karoonensis, of or pertaining to the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden in Worcester, South Africa.
Valid publication: KIRBY (B.M.), LE ROES (M.) and MEYERS (P.R.): Kribbella karoonensis sp. nov. and Kribbella swartbergensis sp. nov., isolated from soil from the Western Cape, South Africa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1097-1101.
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Kribbella koreensis (Lee et al. 2000) Sohn et al. 2003, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LM 161 = IMSNU 50530 = JCM 10977 = NBRC 101069.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y09159.
Basonym: ¤ Hongia koreensis Lee et al. 2000.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, of or pertaining to Korea, the location of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SOHN (K.), HONG (S.G.), BAE (K.S.) and CHUN (J.): Transfer of Hongia koreensis Lee et al. 2000 to the genus Kribbella Park et al. 1999 as Kribbella koreensis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1005-1007.
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Kribbella lupini Trujillo et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LU14 = DSM 16683 = JCM 14303 = LMG 22957 = NBRC 101883.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ811962.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lupini, of lupin, isolated from Lupinus angustifolius.
Valid publication: TRUJILLO (M.E.), KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.), SCHUMANN (P.) and MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.): Kribbella lupini sp. nov., isolated from the roots of Lupinus angustifolius. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 407-411.
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Kribbella mirabilis Li et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) XMU 706=KCTC 29676=MCCC 1K00429.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ786943.
Etymology: N.L. fem. gen. n. mirabilis, of Mirabilis, pertaining to the plant Mirabilis jalapa.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LI, D., SONG, J., HUANG, Y., SONG, S., WU, Y. and DENG, X. 2015. Kribbella mirabilis sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of a herbaceous plant, Mirabilis jalapa L. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3143-3147.
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Kribbella monticola Song et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NEAU-SW521=CGMCC 4.7465=DSM 105770.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG729590.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: QFXK0100000.
Etymology: L. masc. n. monticola, mountain-dweller.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: SONG, W., DUAN, L., ZHAO, J., JIANG, S., GUO, X., XIANG, W. and WANG, X. 2018. Kribbella monticola sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3441-3446.
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Kribbella pittospori Kaewkla et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PIP 158=DSM 23717=NRRL B-24813.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU434268.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. pittospori, of Pittosporum angustifolium, a native apricot tree.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: KAEWKLA, O. and FRANCO, C. M. 2016. Kribbella pittospori sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of an Australian native apricot tree, Pittosporum angustifolium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2284-2290.
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Kribbella qitaiheensis Guo et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NEAU-GQTH2-3=CGMCC 4.7215=JCM 30343.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM094178.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 179. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68 (2018), 1-2.
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Effective publication: GUO, L., ZHAO, J., LIU, C., HAN, C., BAI, L., SUN, P., LI, J., WANG, X. and XIANG, W. 2015. Kribbella qitaiheensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 6, 1533-1539.
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Kribbella sancticallisti Urzì et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BC633 = DSM 19602 = JCM 14969.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM778577.
Etymology: L. n. Sanctus Callistus, Saint Callistus; N.L. gen. n. sancticallisti, of Saint Callistus, isolated from the Saint Callistus Roman catacombs.
Valid publication: URZÌ (C.), DE LEO (F.) and SCHUMANN (P.): Kribbella catacumbae sp. nov. and Kribbella sancticallisti sp. nov., isolated from whitish-grey patinas in the catacombs of St Callistus in Rome, Italy. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2090-2097.
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Kribbella sandramycini Park et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 39419= KCTC 9609 = JCM 10340 = NBRC 100341.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY253864.
Etymology: N.L. n. sandramycinum, sandramycin (an antibiotic); N.L. gen. n. sandramycini, of sandramycin, intended to mean producing sandramycin.
Valid publication: PARK (Y.H.), YOON (J.H.), SHIN (Y.K.), SUZUKI (K.I.), KUDO (T.), SEINO (A.), KIM (H.J.), LEE (J.S.) and LEE (S.T.): Classification of "Nocardioides fulvus" IFO (now NBRC) 14399 and Nocardioides sp. ATCC 39419in Kribbella gen. nov., as Kribbella flavida sp. nov. and Kribbella sandramycini sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 743-752.
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Kribbella shirazensis Mohammadipanah et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UTMC 693 =DSM 45490=CCUG 61792.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN038072.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. shirazensis, of or belonging to Shiraz, Iran, where the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated was taken.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Reference: MOHAMMADIPANAH, F., HAMEDI, J., GÖKER, M., FIEBIG, A., PUKALL, R., SPRÖER, C. and KLENK, H.-P. 2013. Kribbella shirazensis sp. nov., isolated from Iranian soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3369-3374.
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Kribbella sindirgiensis Ozdemir et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FSN23=DSM 27082=KCTC 29220.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN896614.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 180. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68 (2018), 693-694.
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Effective publication: OZDEMIR-KOCAK, F., ISIK, K., SARICAOGLU, S., SAYGIN, H., INAN-BEKTAS, K., CETIN, D., GUVEN, K. and SAHIN, N. 2017. Kribbella sindirgiensis sp. nov. isolated from soil. Arch. Microbiol., 10, 1399-1407.
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Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSA1 = JCM 12205 = KACC 20196 = NBRC 101071.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY253862.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. solani, of Solanum, the genus of the potato, Solanum tuberosum, from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SONG (J.), KIM (B.Y.), HONG (S.B.), CHO (H.S.), SOHN (K.), CHUN (J.) and SUH (J.W.): Kribbella solani sp. nov. and Kribbella jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from potato tuber and soil in Jeju, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1345-1348.
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Kribbella soli Ozdemir et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FMN22=DSM 27132=KCTC 29219.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN896613.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 176. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 2075-2078.
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Effective publication: OZDEMIR-KOCAK, F., SAYGIN, H., SARICAOGLU, S., CETIN, D., GUVEN, K., SPROER, C., SCHUMANN, P., KLENK, H. P., SAHIN, N. and ISIK, K. 2017. Kribbella soli sp. nov., isolated from soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 110, 641-649.
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Kribbella swartbergensis Kirby et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HMC25 = DSM 17345 = JCM 14305 = NBRC 101885 = NRRL B-24426.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY995147.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. swartbergensis, of or pertaining to the Groot Swartberg mountain range, South Africa.
Valid publication: KIRBY (B.M.), LE ROES (M.) and MEYERS (P.R.): Kribbella karoonensis sp. nov. and Kribbella swartbergensis sp. nov., isolated from soil from the Western Cape, South Africa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1097-1101.
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Kribbella yunnanensis Li et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 30006 = CCTCC AA 001019 = DSM 15499 = JCM 14307 = NBRC 103562.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY082061.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. yunnanensis, of or pertaining to Yunnan, a province of south-west China in which the sample was collected.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: LI (W.J.), WANG (D.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), XU (L.H.) and JIANG (C.L.): Kribbella yunnanensis sp. nov., Kribbella alba sp. nov., two novel species of genus Kribbella isolated from soils in Yunnan, China. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 29-35.
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