Genus Litoribacter
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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").
Litoribacter Tian et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Litoribacter ruber Tian et al. 2010.
Etymology: L. n. litus -oris, shore, beach, strand; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Litoribacter, rod from the shore.
Valid publication: TIAN (S.P.), WANG (Y.X.), HU (B.), ZHANG (X.X.), XIAO (W.), CHEN (Y.), LAI (Y.H.), WEN (M.L.) and CUI (X.L.): Litoribacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, halotolerant bacterium isolated from a soda lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2996-3001.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Litoribacter alkaliphilus Subhash et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC166=KCTC 32217=LMG 27256.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE996966.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, soda ash; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SUBHASH, Y., TUSHAR, L., SASIKALA, CH. and RAMANA CH., V. 2013. Mongoliicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov. and Litoribacter alkaliphilus sp. nov. isolated from salt pans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 3457-3462.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM CH208 = ACCC 05414 = KCTC 22899.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU254164.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red.
Valid publication: TIAN (S.P.), WANG (Y.X.), HU (B.), ZHANG (X.X.), XIAO (W.), CHEN (Y.), LAI (Y.H.), WEN (M.L.) and CUI (X.L.): Litoribacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, halotolerant bacterium isolated from a soda lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2996-3001.
Original article in IJSEM Online