Genus Ochrobactrum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 18
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).
Ochrobactrum Holmes et al. 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ochrobactrum anthropi Holmes et al. 1988.
Etymology: Gr. adj. ochros, pale, colorless; Gr. neut. n. baktron, a staff, stick, rod; N.L. neut. n. Ochrobactrum, a colorless rod.
Valid publication: HOLMES (B.), POPOFF (M.), KIREDJIAN (M.) and KERSTERS (K.): Ochrobactrum anthropi gen. nov., sp. nov. from human clinical specimens and previously known as group Vd. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 406-416.
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Ochrobactrum anthropi Holmes et al. 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 49188= CCUG 24695 = CIP 82.115 = DSM 6882 = IFO (now NBRC) 15819 = JCM 21032 = LMG 3331 = NCTC 12168.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: NR_114979.
Etymology: Gr. n. anthropos, a human being; N.L. gen. n. anthropi, of a human being.
Valid publication: HOLMES (B.), POPOFF (M.), KIREDJIAN (M.) and KERSTERS (K.): Ochrobactrum anthropi gen. nov., sp. nov. from human clinical specimens and previously known as group Vd. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 406-416.
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Ochrobactrum ciceri Imran et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ca-34 = CCUG 57879 = DSM 22292.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ647056.
Etymology: L. gen. n. ciceri, of chickpea (Cicer arietinum), referring to the habitat from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: IMRAN (A.), HAFEEZ (F.Y.), FRÜHLING (A.), SCHUMANN (P.), MALIK (K.A.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Ochrobactrum ciceri sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Cicer arietinum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1548-1553.
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Ochrobactrum cytisi Zurdo-Piñeiro et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ESC1 = CECT 7172 =LMG 22713.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY776289.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Cytisus, botanical genus name of the legume Cytisus scoparius; N.L. gen. n. cytisi, of Cytisus, referring to the isolation source of the first strains, nodules of Cytisus scoparius.
Valid publication: ZURDO-PIÑEIRO (J.L.), RIVAS (R.), TRUJILLO (M.E.), VIZCAÍNO (N.), CARRASCO (J.A.), CHAMBER (M.), PALOMARES (A.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Ochrobactrum cytisi sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Cytisus scoparius in Spain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 784-788.
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Ochrobactrum daejeonense Woo et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MJ11 = JCM 16234 = KCTC 22458.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ171203.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. daejeonense, of or pertaining to Daejeon, a city in South Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: WOO (S.G.), TEN (L.N.), PARK (J.) and LEE (M.): Ochrobactrum daejeonense sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from sludge of a leachate treatment plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2690-2696.
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Note: The epithet daejeonense is a "N.L. neut. adj.", not a "N.L. fem. adj.", as cited in the paper by Woo et al. 2011.
Ochrobactrum endophyticum Li et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EGI 60010=CGMCC 1.15082=DSM 29930=KCTC 42485.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP721485.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: -.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 2463-2466.
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Effective publication: LI, L., LI, Y.-Q., JIANG, Z., GAO, R., NIMAICHAND, S., DUAN, Y.-Q., EGAMBERDIEVA, D., CHEN, W., LI, W.-J. 2016. Ochrobactrum endophyticum sp. nov., isolated from roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Arch. Microbiol. 198, 171-179.
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Ochrobactrum gallinifaecis Kämpfer et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Iso 196 = CCUG 48291 = CIP 107753 = DSM 15295.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ519939.
Etymology: L. fem. n. gallina, hen; L. n. faex faecis, faeces; N.L. gen. n. gallinifaecis, of the faeces of a hen.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), BUCZOLITS (S.), ALBRECHT (A.), BUSSE (H.J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Towards a standardized format for the description of a novel species (of an established genus): Ochrobactrum gallinifaecis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 893-896.
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Note: In the paper by Kämpfer et al. 2003, the authors propose a format for the description of single novel species, which should facilitate the reviewing process by assisting the provision of data in a standardized form.
Ochrobactrum grignonense Lebuhn et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OgA9a = CCUG 46362 = DSM 13338 = LMG 18954 = NBRC 102586.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ242581.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. grignonense, pertaining to Grignon, region from which the strains were isolated.
Valid publication: LEBUHN (M.), ACHOUAK (W.), SCHLOTER (M.), BERGE (O.), MEIER (H.), BARAKAT (M.), HARTMANN (A.) and HEULIN (T.): Taxonomic characterization of Ochrobactrum sp. isolates from soil samples and wheat roots, and description of Ochrobactrum tritici sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum grignonense sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2207-2223.
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Ochrobactrum haematophilum Kämpfer et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 38531 = CIP 109452.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM422370.
Etymology: Gr. n. haima -atos (Latin transliteration haema -atos), blood; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. haematophilum, blood-loving.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), SCHOLZ (H.C.), HUBER (B.), FALSEN (E.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Ochrobactrum haematophilum sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2513-2518.
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Ochrobactrum intermedium Velasco et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CNS 2-75 = CCUG 24694 = CIP 105838 = IFO (now NBRC) 15820 = LMG 3301 = NCTC 12171.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM114411.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. intermedium, that is between, intermediate.
Valid publication: VELASCO (J.), ROMERO (C.), LÓPEZ-GOÑI (I.), LEIVA (J.), DÍAZ (R.) and MORIYÓN (I.): Evaluation of the relatedness of Brucella spp. and Ochrobactrum anthropi and description of Ochrobactrum intermedium sp. nov., a new species with a closer relationship to Brucella spp. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 759-768.
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Ochrobactrum lupini Trujillo et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LUP21 = LMG 22726 = NBRC 102587.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY457038.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lupini, of a lupine, referring to the isolation source of this micro-organism, nodules of Lupinus albus.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: TRUJILLO (M.E.), WILLEMS (A.), ABRIL (A.), PLANCHUELO (A.M.), RIVAS (R.), LUDEÑA (D.), MATEOS (P.F.), MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA (E.) and VELÁZQUEZ (E.): Nodulation of Lupinus albus by strains of Ochrobactrum lupini sp. nov. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2005, 71, 1318-1327.
Validation List no. 110 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The culture collection accession number DSM 16930 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 110 (footnote #). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
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2 In the abstract of the effective publication, the type strain LMG 22726 is erroneously cited as LMG 20667.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 110 (footnote #). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Validation List no. 110 in IJSEM Online
3 The noun lupinus (genitive lupini) is a Latin noun, not a neo-Latin noun as cited in the paper by Trujillo et al. 2005.
Ochrobactrum oryzae Tripathi et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 17471 = NBRC 102588 = MTCC 4195.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM041247.
Etymology: L. gen. n. oryzae, of rice, pertaining to the habitat from which the first strains were isolated.
Valid publication: TRIPATHI (A.K.), VERMA (S.C.), CHOWDHURY (S.P.), LEBUHN (M.), GATTINGER (A.) and SCHLOTER (M.): Ochrobactrum oryzae sp. nov., an endophytic bacterial species isolated from deep-water rice in India. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1677-1680.
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Ochrobactrum pecoris Kämpfer et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 08RB2639 = CCM 7822 = CCUG 60088 = DSM 23868.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR668302.
Etymology: L. gen. n. pecoris, of livestock.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), HUBER (B.), BUSSE (H.J.), SCHOLZ (H.C.), TOMASO (H.), HOTZEL (H.) and MELZER (F.): Ochrobactrum pecoris sp. nov., isolated from farm animals. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2278-2283.
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Ochrobactrum pituitosum Huber et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 50899 = DSM 22207.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM490609.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. pituitosum, full of phlegm, pituilous; intended to mean slimy, referring to the consistency of the colonies after extended incubation.
Valid publication: HUBER (B.), SCHOLZ (H.C.), KÄMPFER (P.), FALSEN (E.), LANGER (S.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Ochrobactrum pituitosum sp. nov., isolated from an industrial environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 321-326.
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Ochrobactrum pseudintermedium Teyssier et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ADV31 = CIP 109116 = DSM 17490.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ365921.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; L. neut. adj. intermedium, intermediate, and a specific epithet of the genus Ochrobactrum; N.L. neut. adj. pseudintermedium, a false Ochrobactrum intermedium.
Valid publication: TEYSSIER (C.), MARCHANDIN (H.), JEAN-PIERRE (H.), MASNOU (A.), DUSART (G.) and JUMAS-BILAK (E.): Ochrobactrum pseudintermedium sp. nov., a novel member of the family Brucellaceae, isolated from human clinical samples. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1007-1013.
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Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense Kämpfer et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 30717 = CIP 109451.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM422371.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. neut. adj. grignonense, a bacterial species epithet; N.L. neut. adj. pseudogrignonense, a false (Ochrobactrum) grignonense.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), SCHOLZ (H.C.), HUBER (B.), FALSEN (E.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Ochrobactrum haematophilum sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2513-2518.
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Ochrobactrum rhizosphaerae Kämpfer et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PR17 = CCM 7493 = CCUG 55411 = DSM 19824.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM490632.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhiza, root; L. n. sphaera, a ball, sphere; N.L. n. rhizosphaera, rhizosphere; N.L. gen. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), SESSITSCH (A.), SCHLOTER (M.), HUBER (B.), BUSSE (H.J.) and SCHOLZ (H.C.): Ochrobactrum rhizosphaerae sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum thiophenivorans sp. nov., isolated from the environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1426-1431.
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Ochrobactrum thiophenivorans Kämpfer et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 7492 = CCUG 55412 = DSM 7216.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM490617.
Etymology: N.L. n. thiophenum, thiophene; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. thiophenivorans, thiophene-devouring, referring to the ability to utilize thiophene 2-carboxylate as a sole source of carbon and sulfur.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), SESSITSCH (A.), SCHLOTER (M.), HUBER (B.), BUSSE (H.J.) and SCHOLZ (H.C.): Ochrobactrum rhizosphaerae sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum thiophenivorans sp. nov., isolated from the environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1426-1431.
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Ochrobactrum tritici Lebuhn et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SCII24 = CCUG 47104 = DSM 13340 = LMG 18957 = NBRC 102585.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ242584.
Etymology: L. n. triticum, wheat, and also the generic name for wheat (Triticum); L. gen. n. tritici, of wheat, of Triticum, from which the strains were isolated.
Valid publication: LEBUHN (M.), ACHOUAK (W.), SCHLOTER (M.), BERGE (O.), MEIER (H.), BARAKAT (M.), HARTMANN (A.) and HEULIN (T.): Taxonomic characterization of Ochrobactrum sp. isolates from soil samples and wheat roots, and description of Ochrobactrum tritici sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum grignonense sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2207-2223.
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