Genus Mariniradius
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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").
Mariniradius Bhumika et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Mariniradius saccharolyticus Bhumika et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine; L. masc. n. radius, a staff, rod; N.L. masc. n. Mariniradius, a marine rod, isolated from marine aquaculture pond water.
Valid publication: BHUMIKA (V.), SRINIVAS (T.N.R.), RAVINDER (K.) and ANIL KUMAR (P.): Mariniradius saccharolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Cyclobacteriaceae isolated from marine aquaculture pond water, and emended descriptions of the genus Aquiflexum and Aquiflexum balticum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2088-2094.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Mariniradius saccharolyticus Bhumika et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AK6 = JCM 17389 = MTCC 11279.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR687202.
Etymology: Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lutikos), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. saccharolyticus, breaking up polysaccharides.
Valid publication: BHUMIKA (V.), SRINIVAS (T.N.R.), RAVINDER (K.) and ANIL KUMAR (P.): Mariniradius saccharolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Cyclobacteriaceae isolated from marine aquaculture pond water, and emended descriptions of the genus Aquiflexum and Aquiflexum balticum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2088-2094.
Original article in IJSEM Online