Genus Marinimicrobium
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").
Marinimicrobium Lim et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Marinimicrobium koreense Lim et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. adj. marinus, of the sea; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Marinimicrobium, microbe living in the sea.
Valid publication: LIM (J.M.), JEON (C.O.), LEE (J.C.), SONG (S.M.), KIM (K.Y.) and KIM (C.J.): Marinimicrobium koreense gen. nov., sp. nov. and Marinimicrobium agarilyticum sp. nov., novel moderately halotolerant bacteria isolated from tidal flat sediment in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 653-657.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Marinimicrobium Lim et al. 2006 emend. Yoon et al. 2009.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), JUNG (Y.T.) and OH (T.K.): Marinimicrobium locisalis sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Marinimicrobium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2260-2263.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Marinimicrobium agarilyticum Lim et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M18 = DSM 16975 = KCTC 12357.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY839870.
Etymology: N.L. n. agarum, agar; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. agarilyticum, agar-dissolving.
Valid publication: LIM (J.M.), JEON (C.O.), LEE (J.C.), SONG (S.M.), KIM (K.Y.) and KIM (C.J.): Marinimicrobium koreense gen. nov., sp. nov. and Marinimicrobium agarilyticum sp. nov., novel moderately halotolerant bacteria isolated from tidal flat sediment in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 653-657.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Marinimicrobium koreense Lim et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M9 = DSM 16974 = KCTC 12356.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY839869.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. koreense, pertaining to Korea.
Valid publication: LIM (J.M.), JEON (C.O.), LEE (J.C.), SONG (S.M.), KIM (K.Y.) and KIM (C.J.): Marinimicrobium koreense gen. nov., sp. nov. and Marinimicrobium agarilyticum sp. nov., novel moderately halotolerant bacteria isolated from tidal flat sediment in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 653-657.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Marinimicrobium locisalis Yoon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ISL-43 = CCUG 56757 = KCTC 22484.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU874388.
Etymology: L. n. locus, place, locality; L. gen. n. salis, of salt; N.L. gen. n. locisalis, from a place of salt.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), JUNG (Y.T.) and OH (T.K.): Marinimicrobium locisalis sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Marinimicrobium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2260-2263.
Original article in IJSEM Online