Genus Orbus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Orbus Volkmann et al. 2010, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Orbales Kwong and Moran 2013; type genus of the family ¤ Orbaceae Kwong and Moran 2013).
Type species: ¤ Orbus hercynius Volkmann et al. 2010.
Etymology: L. masc. n. orbus, orphan.
Valid publication: VOLKMANN (M.), SKIEBE (E.), KERRINNES (T.), FABER (F.), LEPKA (D.), PFEIFER (Y.), HOLLAND (G.), BANNERT (N.) and WILHARM (G.): Orbus hercynius gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from faeces of wild boar, is most closely related to members of the orders ‘Enterobacteriales’ and Pasteurellales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2601-2605.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Orbus Volkmann et al. 2010 emend. Kim et al. 2013.
Reference: KIM (J.Y.), LEE (J.), SHIN (N.R.), YUN (J.H.), WHON (T.W.), KIM (M.S.), JUNG (M.J.), ROH (S.W.), HYUN (D.W.) and BAE (J.W.): Orbus sasakiae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the gut of the butterfly Sasakia charonda, and emended description of the genus Orbus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1766-1770.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Orbus hercynius Volkmann et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CN3 = CCUG 57622 = DSM 22228.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ612598.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. hercynius, pertaining to Hercynia, N.L. name of the Harz Mountains, Germany.
Valid publication: VOLKMANN (M.), SKIEBE (E.), KERRINNES (T.), FABER (F.), LEPKA (D.), PFEIFER (Y.), HOLLAND (G.), BANNERT (N.) and WILHARM (G.): Orbus hercynius gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from faeces of wild boar, is most closely related to members of the orders ‘Enterobacteriales’ and Pasteurellales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2601-2605.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Orbus sasakiae Kim et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C7 = KACC 16544 = JCM 18050.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN561614.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. sasakiae, of Sasakia, isolated from the midgut of a butterfly (Sasakia charonda in the order Lepidoptera).
Valid publication: KIM (J.Y.), LEE (J.), SHIN (N.R.), YUN (J.H.), WHON (T.W.), KIM (M.S.), JUNG (M.J.), ROH (S.W.), HYUN (D.W.) and BAE (J.W.): Orbus sasakiae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from the gut of the butterfly Sasakia charonda, and emended description of the genus Orbus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1766-1770.
Original article in IJSEM Online