Genus Maribius
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Maribius Choi et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Maribius salinus Choi et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. neut. n. mare, the sea; N.L. masc. n. bius from Gr. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. n. Maribius, sea life.
Valid publication: CHOI (D.H.), CHO (J.C.), LANOIL (B.D.), GIOVANNONI (S.J.) and CHO (B.C.): Maribius salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a solar saltern and Maribius pelagius sp. nov., cultured from the Sargasso Sea, belonging to the Roseobacter clade. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 270-275.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Maribius pelagius Choi et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B5-6 = JCM 14009 = KCCM 42336.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ514326.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. pelagius, of or belonging to the sea.
Valid publication: CHOI (D.H.), CHO (J.C.), LANOIL (B.D.), GIOVANNONI (S.J.) and CHO (B.C.): Maribius salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a solar saltern and Maribius pelagius sp. nov., cultured from the Sargasso Sea, belonging to the Roseobacter clade. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 270-275.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Maribius pontilimi Lee 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GH1-23=KCTC 52957=DSM 104950.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT797154.
Etymology: L. masc. n. pontus, sea; L. masc. n. limus, mud; N.L. gen. n. pontilimi, of mud of the sea, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: LEE, S. D. 2018. Maribius pontilimi sp. nov., isolated from a tidal mudflat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 353-357.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Maribius salinus Choi et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CL-SP27 = JCM 13037 = KCCM 42113.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY906863.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. salinus, salted, salty.
Valid publication: CHOI (D.H.), CHO (J.C.), LANOIL (B.D.), GIOVANNONI (S.J.) and CHO (B.C.): Maribius salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a solar saltern and Maribius pelagius sp. nov., cultured from the Sargasso Sea, belonging to the Roseobacter clade. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 270-275.
Original article in IJSEM Online