Genus Microcella
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: 2
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).
Microcella Tiago et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Microcella putealis Tiago et al. 2005.
Etymology: Gr. adj. mikros, small; L. fem. n. cella, a store-room, chamber and in biology a cell; N.L. fem. n. Microcella, a small cell.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 105. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1743-1745.
Effective publication: TIAGO (I.), PIRES (C.), MENDES (V.), MORAIS (P.V.), DA COSTA (M.) and VERÍSSIMO (A.): Microcella putealis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2005, 28, 479-487.
Validation List no. 105 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Microcella Tiago et al. 2005 emend. Tiago et al. 2006.
Reference: TIAGO (I.), MORAIS (P.V.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and VERÍSSIMO (A.): Microcella alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a non-saline alkaline groundwater, and emended description of the genus Microcella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2313-2316.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Microcella alkaliphila Tiago et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AC4r = CIP 108473 = LMG 22690.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ717385.
Etymology: Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort; N.L. n. alkali, alkali; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline environments.
Valid publication: TIAGO (I.), MORAIS (P.V.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and VERÍSSIMO (A.): Microcella alkaliphila sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a non-saline alkaline groundwater, and emended description of the genus Microcella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2313-2316.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Microcella putealis Tiago et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CV-2 = CIP 108471 = LMG 22692.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ717388.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. putealis, of or belonging to a well.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 105. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1743-1745.
Effective publication: TIAGO (I.), PIRES (C.), MENDES (V.), MORAIS (P.V.), DA COSTA (M.) and VERÍSSIMO (A.): Microcella putealis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2005, 28, 479-487.
Validation List no. 105 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online