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Genus Natribacillus

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: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

 

Natribacillus Echigo et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Natribacillus halophilus Echigo et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron), soda, sodium carbonate; L. masc. n. bacillus, rod; N.L. masc. n. Natribacillus, sodium (-requiring) rod, referring to the high sodium ion requirement and the cell shape.
Valid publication: ECHIGO (A.), MINEGISHI (H.), SHIMANE (Y.), KAMEKURA (M.) and USAMI (R.): Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 289-294.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Natribacillus halophilus Echigo et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HN30 = DSM 21771 = JCM 15649.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB449109.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt loving.
Valid publication: ECHIGO (A.), MINEGISHI (H.), SHIMANE (Y.), KAMEKURA (M.) and USAMI (R.): Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 289-294.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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