Genus Lentisphaera
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
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).
Lentisphaera Cho et al. 2004, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Lentisphaerales Cho et al. 2004; type genus of the family ¤ Lentisphaeraceae Cho and Hedlund 2012).
Type species: ¤ Lentisphaera araneosa Cho et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. adj. lentus, sticky; L. fem. n. sphaera, sphere; N.L. fem. n. Lentisphaera, a sticky sphere.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 98. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1005-1006.
Effective publication: CHO (J.C.), VERGIN (K.L.), MORRIS (R.M.) and GIOVANNONI (S.J.): Lentisphaera araneosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a transparent exopolymer producing marine bacterium, and the description of a novel bacterial phylum, Lentisphaerae. Environ. Microbiol., 2004, 6, 611-621.
Validation List no. 98 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Lentisphaera Cho et al. 2004 emend. Choi et al. 2013.
Reference: CHOI (A.), YANG (S.J.), RHEE (K.H.) and CHO (J.C.): Lentisphaera marina sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Lentisphaera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1540-1544.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Lentisphaera araneosa Cho et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HTCC2155 = ATCC BAA-859 = KCTC 12141.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY390428.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. araneosa, similar to cobwebs, pertaining to the morphology of transparent exopolymer particles produced by the strain.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 98. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1005-1006.
Effective publication: CHO (J.C.), VERGIN (K.L.), MORRIS (R.M.) and GIOVANNONI (S.J.): Lentisphaera araneosa gen. nov., sp. nov., a transparent exopolymer producing marine bacterium, and the description of a novel bacterial phylum, Lentisphaerae. Environ. Microbiol., 2004, 6, 611-621.
Validation List no. 98 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Lentisphaera marina Choi et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IMCC11369 = KCTC 23780 = NBRC 108776.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN175275.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: CHOI (A.), YANG (S.J.), RHEE (K.H.) and CHO (J.C.): Lentisphaera marina sp. nov., and emended description of the genus Lentisphaera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1540-1544.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Lentisphaera profundi Choi et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SAORIC-696=NBRC 110692=KCTC 42681.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KR108286.
Etymology: L. gen. n. profundi, of the depths of the sea, of the deep-sea.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: CHOI, A., SONG, J., JOUNG, Y., KOGURE, K. and CHO, J. C. 2015. Lentisphaera profundi sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4186-4190.
Original article in IJSEM Online