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Genus Nannocystis

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").

For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).

 

Nannocystis Reichenbach 1970, genus. (Type genus of the suborder ¤ Nannocystineae Reichenbach 2007; type genus of the family ¤ Nannocystaceae Reichenbach 2006).
Type species: ¤ Nannocystis exedens Reichenbach 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. adj. nannos, dwarf; Gr. fem. n. kustis, bladder; N.L. fem. n. Nannocystis, tiny bag.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: REICHENBACH (H.): Nannocystis exedens, gen. nov., spec. nov., a new myxobacterium of the family Sorangiaceae. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1970, 70, 119-138.

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Nannocystis exedens Reichenbach 1970, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 25963= DSM 71.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB084253.
Etymology: L. v. exedere, to go out, go forth or away, to depart, retire, withdraw; L. part. adj. exedens, retiring; intended to mean eating away, corroding (the agar).
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: REICHENBACH (H.): Nannocystis exedens, gen. nov., spec. nov., a new myxobacterium of the family Sorangiaceae. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1970, 70, 119-138.

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Nannocystis konarekensis Mohr et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MNa11734=DSM 104509=NCCB 100618.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY381122.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: PRJEB23840.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. konarekensis, pertaining to Konarek, a county in Iran, where the soil sample was collected from which the strain has been isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHR, K. I., MORADI, A., GLAESER, S. P., KÄMPFER, P., GEMPERLEIN, K., NUBEL, U., SCHUMANN, P., MULLER, R. and WINK, J. 2018. Nannocystis konarekensis sp. nov., a novel myxobacterium from an Iranian desert. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 721-729.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Nannocystis pusilla Reichenbach 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Na p29 = CIP 109121 = DSM 14622 = JCM 12635.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR749907.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pusilla, tiny.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Effective publication: REICHENBACH (H.): Genus I. Nannocystis Reichenbach 1970, 137AL. In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 1137-1142.
Validation List no. 115 in IJSEM Online

Note: The type strain CIP 109121 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 115 (footnote w). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Validation List no. 115 in IJSEM Online

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