Genus Leucothrix
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Leucothrix Oersted 1844, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Leucotrichaceae Buchanan 1957 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Leucothrix mucor Oersted 1844 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonym: "Pontothrix" Nadson and Krasil'nikov 1932.
Etymology: Gr. adj. leukos, clear, light; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Leucothrix, colorless hair.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: OERSTED (A.S.): De Regionibus marinis. Elementa Topographiae Historiconaturalis Freti Oeresund. Inaugural Dissertation. J.C. Scharling, Copenhagen, 1844.
→ Leucothrix Oersted 1844 emend. Zhang et al. 2015.
Reference: ZHANG, Z., GAO, X., WANG, L. and ZHANG, X.-H. 2015. Leucothrix pacifica sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Leucothrix. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2397-2402.
Original article.
Leucothrix mucor Oersted 1844, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 25107= DSM 2157.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X87277.
Etymology: L. n. mucor, mold; N.L. n. mucor, a genus of molds.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: OERSTED (A.S.): De Regionibus marinis. Elementa Topographiae Historiconaturalis Freti Oeresund. Inaugural Dissertation. J.C. Scharling, Copenhagen, 1844.
Leucothrix pacifica Zhang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) XH122=DSM 25984=JCM 18388.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX501256.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean, from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: ZHANG, Z., GAO, X., WANG, L. and ZHANG, X.-H. 2015. Leucothrix pacifica sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended description of the genus Leucothrix. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2397-2402.
Original article in IJSEM Online