Genus Limibaculum
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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").
Limibaculum Shin et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Limibaculum halophilum Shin et al. 2017.
Etymology: L. n. limus, mud; L. neut. n. baculum, stick; N.L. neut. n. Limibaculum, a rod-shaped bacterium from a mud.
Valid publication: SHIN, Y. H., KIM, J. H., SUCKHOOM, A., KANTACHOTE, D. and KIM, W. 2017. Limibaculum halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3812-3818.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Limibaculum halophilum Shin et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CAU 1123=KCTC 52187=NBRC 112522.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX774334.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals, halos, salt; Gr. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. halophilum, salt loving referring to the requirement for salt.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SHIN, Y. H., KIM, J. H., SUCKHOOM, A., KANTACHOTE, D. and KIM, W. 2017. Limibaculum halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3812-3818.
Original article in IJSEM Online