Genus Natrialba
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
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).
Natrialba Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Natrialba asiatica Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Nab. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; L. adj. alba, white; L. fem. n. Natrialba, sodium white; referring to the high sodium ion requirement and the pigmentless colonies of the type species.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 57. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 625-626.
Effective publication: KAMEKURA (M.) and DYALL-SMITH (M.L.): Taxonomy of the family Halobacteriaceae and the description of two new genera Halorubrobacterium and Natrialba. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1995, 41, 333-350.
Validation List no. 57 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Natrialba Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996 emend. Oren et al. 2009.
Reference: OREN (A.), ARAHAL (D.R.) and VENTOSA (A.): Emended descriptions of genera of the family Halobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 637-642.
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Note: In the paper by Oren et al. 2009, Natrialba Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996 is erroneously cited as Natrialba Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1995.
Natrialba aegyptia corrig. Hezayen et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 40 = DSM 13077 = JCM 11194 = NBRC 102636.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF251941.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aegyptia, pertaining to Egypt, referring to the geographical region from which this organism was isolated.
Valid publication: HEZAYEN (F.F.), REHM (B.H.A.), TINDALL (B.J.) and STEINBUECHEL (A.): Transfer of Natrialba asiatica B1T to Natrialba taiwanensis sp. nov. and description of Natrialba aegyptiaca sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic, aerobic, non-pigmented member of the Archaea from Egypt that produces extracellular poly(glutamic acid). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1133-1142.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 The original spelling of the specific epithet aegyptiaca, has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM.
Reference: LIST EDITOR, IJSEM: Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3, of the IJSEM. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1231-1233.
Notification List in IJSEM Online
2 The Lists Editor has corrected the original spelling of the specific epithet aegyptiaca to aegyptia. However, the Latin adjective aegyptiacus -a -um has been used by Aulus Gellius (a grammarian of the second century A.D.) and, later, by Saint Jerome. Examples (i) Aulus Gellius: Noctes Atticae, Liber X, paragraph 10: Causam esse huius rei Apion in libris aegyptiacis hanc dicit, ... (ii) Saint Jerome: Latin Vulgate, Genesis 41, 45 ... et vocavit eum lingua aegyptiaca ...
3 The Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae recommendes the use of the name Natrialba aegyptiaca.
Reference: OREN (A.) and VENTOSA (A.): International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 24 September 2001, Sevilla, Spain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 289-290.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Natrialba asiatica Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 172P1 = ATCC 700177= CIP 105332 = DSM 12278 = JCM 9576 = NBRC 102637.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D14123.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. asiatica, pertaining to Asia, referring to the geographical region from which these organisms were isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 57. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 625-626.
Effective publication: KAMEKURA (M.) and DYALL-SMITH (M.L.): Taxonomy of the family Halobacteriaceae and the description of two new genera Halorubrobacterium and Natrialba. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 1995, 41, 333-350.
Validation List no. 57 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Natrialba asiatica Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996 emend. Hezayen et al. 2001.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 172P1 = ATCC 700177= CIP 105332 = DSM 12278 = JCM 9576.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D14123.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. asiatica, pertaining to Asia, referring to the geographical region from which these organisms were isolated.
Reference: HEZAYEN (F.F.), REHM (B.H.A.), TINDALL (B.J.) and STEINBUECHEL (A.): Transfer of Natrialba asiatica B1T to Natrialba taiwanensis sp. nov. and description of Natrialba aegyptiaca sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic, aerobic, non-pigmented member of the Archaea from Egypt that produces extracellular poly(glutamic acid). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1133-1142.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Natrialba chahannaoensis Xu et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C112 = AS 1.1977 = JCM 10990 = NBRC 102638.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ004806.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. chahannaoensis, pertaining to Chahannao, referring to its isolation from Chahannao soda lake, China.
Valid publication: XU (Y.), WANG (Z.), XUE (Y.), ZHOU (P.), MA (Y.), VENTOSA (A.) and GRANT (W.D.): Natrialba hulunbeirensis sp. nov. and Natrialba chahannaoensis sp. nov., novel haloalkaliphilic archaea from soda lakes in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1693-1698.
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Natrialba hulunbeirensis Xu et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) X21 = AS 1.1986 = JCM 10989 = NBRC 102639.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF262026.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. hulunbeirensis, pertaining to Hulunbeir, relating to the isolation of the organism from a soda lake of Hulunbeir prefecture, China.
Valid publication: XU (Y.), WANG (Z.), XUE (Y.), ZHOU (P.), MA (Y.), VENTOSA (A.) and GRANT (W.D.): Natrialba hulunbeirensis sp. nov. and Natrialba chahannaoensis sp. nov., novel haloalkaliphilic archaea from soda lakes in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1693-1698.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Natrialba magadii (Tindall et al. 1984) Kamekura et al. 1997, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MS3 = ATCC 43099= CIP 104546 = DSM 3394 = JCM 8861 = NBRC 102185 = NCIMB 2190.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X72495, CP001932 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Natronobacterium magadii Tindall et al. 1984.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. magadii, of Magadi; named for Lake Magadi, a saline soda lake in Kenya.
Valid publication: KAMEKURA (M.), DYALL-SMITH (M.L.), UPASANI (V.), VENTOSA (A.) and KATES (M.): Diversity of alkaliphilic halobacteria: proposals for transfer of Natronobacterium vacuolatum, Natronobacterium magadii, and Natronobacterium pharaonis to Halorubrum, Natrialba, and Natronomonas gen. nov., respectively, as Halorubrum vacuolatum comb. nov., Natrialba magadii comb. nov., and Natronomonas pharaonis comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 853-857.
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Natrialba taiwanensis Hezayen et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B1T = DSM 12281 = JCM 9577 = NBRC 102640.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D14124.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. taiwanensis, pertaining to Taiwan, referring to the isolation of the organism from solar salts produced in Taiwan.
Valid publication: HEZAYEN (F.F.), REHM (B.H.A.), TINDALL (B.J.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Transfer of Natrialba asiatica B1T to Natrialba taiwanensis sp. nov. and description of Natrialba aegyptiaca sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic, aerobic, non-pigmented member of the Archaea from Egypt that produces extracellular poly(glutamic acid). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1133-1142.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 The type strain of Natrialba taiwanensis Hezayen et al. 2001 was originally classified as ¤ Natrialba asiatica.
2 The specific epithet taiwanensis is a Neo Latin adjective in the feminine gender, not a Neo Latin noun in the genitive case as cited by Hezayen et al. 2001.