Genus Lacticigenium
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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").
Lacticigenium Iino et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Lacticigenium naphtae Iino et al. 2009.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum lacticum, lactic acid; N.L. neut. suff. -genium (from Gr. v. gennao, to produce), that which produces; N.L. neut. n. Lacticigenium, a bacterium that produces lactic acid.
Valid publication: IINO (T.), SUZUKI (K.) and HARAYAMA (S.): Lacticigenium naphtae gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant and motile lactic acid bacterium isolated from crude oil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 775-780.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Lacticigenium naphtae Iino et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MIC1-18 = DSM 19658 = NBRC 101988.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB430339.
Etymology: L. n. naphta, crude petroleum; L. gen. n. naphtae, of crude petroleum.
Valid publication: IINO (T.), SUZUKI (K.) and HARAYAMA (S.): Lacticigenium naphtae gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant and motile lactic acid bacterium isolated from crude oil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 775-780.
Original article in IJSEM Online