Genus Oscillibacter
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: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Oscillibacter Iino et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Oscillibacter valericigenes Iino et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. n. oscillum, a swing; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Oscillibacter, the oscillating rod.
Valid publication: IINO (T.), MORI (K.), TANAKA (K.), SUZUKI (K.I.) and HARAYAMA (S.): Oscillibacter valericigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a valerate-producing anaerobic bacterium isolated from the alimentary canal of a Japanese corbicula clam. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1840-1845.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Oscillibacter ruminantium Lee et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GH1 = JCM 18333 = KCTC 15176 = NBRC 108824.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF750939.
Etymology: L. part. adj. ruminans -antis, ruminating; N.L. gen. pl. n. ruminantium, of ruminants.
Valid publication: LEE (G.H.), RHEE (M.S.), CHANG (D.H.), LEE (J.), KIM (S.), YOON (M.H.) and KIM (B.C.): Oscillibacter ruminantium sp. nov., isolated from the rumen of Korean native cattle. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1942-1946.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Oscillibacter valericigenes Iino et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Sjm18-20 = DSM 18026 = NBRC 101213.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB238598.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum valericum, valeric acid; N.L. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô to produce), producing; N.L. part. adj. valericigenes, producing valeric acid.
Valid publication: IINO (T.), MORI (K.), TANAKA (K.), SUZUKI (K.I.) and HARAYAMA (S.): Oscillibacter valericigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a valerate-producing anaerobic bacterium isolated from the alimentary canal of a Japanese corbicula clam. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1840-1845.
Original article in IJSEM Online