Genus Natronoarchaeum
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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).
Natronoarchaeum Shimane et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum Shimane et al. 2010.
Etymology: N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from Arabic n. natrun or natron), soda, sodium carbonate; N.L. pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; N.L. neut. n. archaeum (from Gr. adj. archaios -ê -on, ancient), archaeon; N.L. neut. n. Natronoarchaeum, the soda archaeon.
Valid publication: SHIMANE (Y.), HATADA (Y.), MINEGISHI (H.), MIZUKI (T.), ECHIGO (A.), MIYAZAKI (M.), OHTA (Y.), USAMI (R.), GRANT (W.D.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from commercial salt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2529-2534.
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Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum Shimane et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YSM-123 = CECT 7565 = JCM 16328.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB501361 (strain YSM-123, rrnA), and AB501360 (strain YSM-123, rrnB).
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. mannanum, mannan; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum (from Gr. neut. adj. lutikon), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. mannanilyticum, mannan-dissolving.
Valid publication: SHIMANE (Y.), HATADA (Y.), MINEGISHI (H.), MIZUKI (T.), ECHIGO (A.), MIYAZAKI (M.), OHTA (Y.), USAMI (R.), GRANT (W.D.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from commercial salt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2529-2534.
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Natronoarchaeum persicum Naghoni et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WIIAL99=IBRC-M 11062=LMG 29814.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC221842.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. persicum, of Persia.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: NAGHONI, A., EMTIAZI, G., AMOOZEGAR, M. A., RASOOLI, M., ETEMADIFAR, Z., SHAHZADEH FAZELI, S. A., MINEGISHI, H. and VENTOSA, A. 2017. Natronoarchaeum persicum sp. nov., a haloarchaeon isolated from a hypersaline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3339-3344.
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Natronoarchaeum philippinense Shimane et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 294-194-5 = CECT 7630 = JCM 16593.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB457580 (rrnA), AB533256 (rrnB).
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. philippinense, of or pertaining to the Philippines.
Valid publication: SHIMANE (Y.), NAGAOKA (S.), MINEGISHI (H.), KAMEKURA (M.), ECHIGO (A.), HATADA (Y.), ITO (T.) and USAMI (R.): Natronoarchaeum philippinense sp. nov., a haloarchaeon isolated from commercial solar salt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 920-924.
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Natronoarchaeum rubrum Qiu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GX48=CGMCC 1.10388=JCM 17119.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF421970.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. rubrum, red.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: QIU, X.-X., ZHAO, M.-L. and CUI, H.-L. 2014. Natronoarchaeum rubrum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Natronoarchaeum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 952-956.
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