Genus Lishizhenia
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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).
Lishizhenia Lau et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Lishizhenia caseinilytica Lau et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Lishizhenia, named after Li Shizhen (1518-1593), the famous Chinese naturalist.
Valid publication: LAU (K.W.K.), REN (J.), WAI (N.L.M.), QIAN (P.Y.), WONG (P.K.) and WU (M.): Lishizhenia caseinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2317-2322.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Lishizhenia caseinilytica Lau et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UST040201-001 = JCM 13821 = NRRL B-41434.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB176674.
Etymology: N.L. n. caseinum, casein; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. caseinilytica, casein-dissolving.
Valid publication: LAU (K.W.K.), REN (J.), WAI (N.L.M.), QIAN (P.Y.), WONG (P.K.) and WU (M.): Lishizhenia caseinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2317-2322.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Lishizhenia tianjinensis Chen et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H6 = CGMCC 1.7005 = JCM 15141.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU183317.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. tianjinensis, of or belonging to Tianjin, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: CHEN (L.P.), XU (H.Y.), FU (S.Z.), FAN (H.X.), ZHOU (Y.G.) and LIU (Z.P.): Lishizhenia tianjinensis sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2400-2403.
Original article in IJSEM Online