Genus Maricaulis
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Maricaulis maris (Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999.
Etymology: L. n. mare -is, the sea; L. masc. n. caulis, stalk; N.L. masc. n. Maricaulis, stalk from the sea.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), STRÖMPL (C.), MEYER (H.), LINDHOLST (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), CHRIST (R.), VANCANNEYT (M.), TINDALL (B.J.), BENNASAR (A.), SMIT (J.) and TESAR (M.): Phylogeny and polyphasic taxonomy of Caulobacter species. Proposal of Maricaulis gen. nov. with Maricaulis maris (Poindexter) comb. nov. as the type species, and emended description of the genera Brevundimonas and Caulobacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1053-1073.
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Maricaulis maris (Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CM 11 = ATCC 15268= CIP 106103 = DSM 4734 = JCM 21108 = NBRC 102484 = VKM B-1510.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ227802.
Basonym: ¤ Caulobacter maris Poindexter 1964 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. mare -is, the sea; L. gen. n. maris, of the sea.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), STRÖMPL (C.), MEYER (H.), LINDHOLST (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), CHRIST (R.), VANCANNEYT (M.), TINDALL (B.J.), BENNASAR (A.), SMIT (J.) and TESAR (M.): Phylogeny and polyphasic taxonomy of Caulobacter species. Proposal of Maricaulis gen. nov. with Maricaulis maris (Poindexter) comb. nov. as the type species, and emended description of the genera Brevundimonas and Caulobacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1053-1073.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Abraham et al. 1999, Maricaulis maris (Poindexter 1964) Abraham et al. 1999 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Caulobacter halobacteroides Poindexter 1964 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: ABRAHAM (W.R.), STRÖMPL (C.), MEYER (H.), LINDHOLST (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), CHRIST (R.), VANCANNEYT (M.), TINDALL (B.J.), BENNASAR (A.), SMIT (J.) and TESAR (M.): Phylogeny and polyphasic taxonomy of Caulobacter species. Proposal of Maricaulis gen. nov. with Maricaulis maris (Poindexter) comb. nov. as the type species, and emended description of the genera Brevundimonas and Caulobacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1053-1073.
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Maricaulis parjimensis Abraham et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MCS 25 = CIP 107440 = LMG 19863.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ227808.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. parjimensis, pertaining to Parjim, the capital of the Indian state of Goa, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the nearby coast.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), STRÖMPL (C.), BENNASAR (A.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SNAUWAERT (C.), SWINGS (J.), SMIT (J.) and MOORE (E.R.B.): Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2191-2201.
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Maricaulis salignorans Abraham et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MCS 18 = CIP 107439 = LMG 19864.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ227806.
Etymology: L. n. sal salis, salt; L. part. adj. ignorans, ignoring; N.L. part. adj. salignorans, salt-ignoring, referring to the ability to grow without added salt.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), STRÖMPL (C.), BENNASAR (A.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SNAUWAERT (C.), SWINGS (J.), SMIT (J.) and MOORE (E.R.B.): Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2191-2201.
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Maricaulis virginensis Abraham et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) VC-5 = CIP 107438 = LMG 21018 = VKM B-1513.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ301667.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. virginensis, pertaining to the Virgin Islands.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), STRÖMPL (C.), BENNASAR (A.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SNAUWAERT (C.), SWINGS (J.), SMIT (J.) and MOORE (E.R.B.): Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2191-2201.
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Maricaulis washingtonensis Abraham et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MCS 6 = CIP 107441 = LMG 19865.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ227804.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. washingtonensis, pertaining to the US state of Washington, referring to the location of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), STRÖMPL (C.), BENNASAR (A.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SNAUWAERT (C.), SWINGS (J.), SMIT (J.) and MOORE (E.R.B.): Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2191-2201.
Original article in IJSEM Online