Genus Mangroviflexus
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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").
Mangroviflexus Zhao et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Mangroviflexus xiamenensis Zhao et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. n. mangrovum, mangrove; L. masc. n. flexus, a bending, turn, curve; N.L. masc. n. Mangroviflexus, a bending (curved) bacterium from mangrove.
Valid publication: ZHAO (C.), GAO (Z.), QIN (Q.) and RUAN (L.): Mangroviflexus xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Marinilabiliaceae isolated from mangrove sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1819-1824.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Mangroviflexus xiamenensis Zhao et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P2 = CGMCC 1.5167 = DSM 24214.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ697914.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. xiamenensis, of or belonging to Xiamen.
Valid publication: ZHAO (C.), GAO (Z.), QIN (Q.) and RUAN (L.): Mangroviflexus xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Marinilabiliaceae isolated from mangrove sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1819-1824.
Original article in IJSEM Online