Genus Litoricola
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Number of species 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").
Litoricola Kim et al. 2007, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Litoricolaceae Kim et al. 2007).
Type species: ¤ Litoricola lipolytica Kim et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. n. litus -oris, seashore; L. suff. -cola from L. masc. or fem. n. incola, inhabitant; N.L. fem. n. Litoricola, inhabitant of the seashore.
Valid publication: KIM (H.), CHOO (Y.J.) and CHO (J.C.): Litoricolaceae fam. nov., to include Litoricola lipolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium belonging to the order Oceanospirillales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1793-1798.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Litoricola lipolytica Kim et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IMCC1097 = KCCM 42360 = NBRC 102074.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF176580.
Etymology: Gr. n. lipos, fat; Gr. adj. lutikos, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. lipolytica, fat-dissolving, pertaining to esterase lipase (C8) activity of the species.
Valid publication: KIM (H.), CHOO (Y.J.) and CHO (J.C.): Litoricolaceae fam. nov., to include Litoricola lipolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium belonging to the order Oceanospirillales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1793-1798.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Litoricola marina Choi et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IMCC2782 = KCTC 22683 = NBRC 105824.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ943234.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: CHOI (A.), LEE (K.), OH (H.M.), FENG (J.) and CHO (J.C.): Litoricola marina sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1303-1306.
Original article in IJSEM Online