Genus Parvibaculum
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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").
Parvibaculum Schleheck et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Parvibaculum lavamentivorans Schleheck et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. adj. parvus, small; L. neut. n. baculum, stick; N.L. neut. n. Parvibaculum, small stick.
Valid publication: SCHLEHECK (D.), TINDALL (B.J.), ROSSELLO-MORA (R.) and COOK (A.M.): Parvibaculum lavamentivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel heterotroph that initiates catabolism of linear alkylbenzenesulfonate. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1489-1497.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Parvibaculum hydrocarboniclasticum Rosario-Passapera et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EPR92 = DSM 23209 = JCM 16666.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU574708.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrocarbonum, hydrocarbon; N.L. adj. clasticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. klastos -ê -on, broken in pieces), breaking; N.L. neut. adj. hydrocarboniclasticum, hydrocarbonoclastic, breaking hydrocarbon.
Valid publication: ROSARIO-PASSAPERA (R.), KEDDIS (R.), WONG (R.), LUTZ (R.A.), STAROVOYTOV (V.) and VETRIANI (C.): Parvibaculum hydrocarboniclasticum sp. nov., a mesophilic, alkane-oxidizing alphaproteobacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the East Pacific Rise. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2921-2926.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Parvibaculum indicum Lai et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P31 = CCTCC AB 208230 = LMG 24712 = MCCC 1A01132.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ182044.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. indicum, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LAI (Q.), WANG (L.), LIU (Y.), YUAN (J.), SUN (F.) and SHAO (Z.): Parvibaculum indicum sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 271-274.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Parvibaculum lavamentivorans Schleheck et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS-1 = DSM 13023 = NCIMB 13966.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY387398.
Etymology: L. v. lavo, to wash; L. neut. suff. -mentum, agent of (specified) action; L. part. adj. vorans, consuming; N.L. part. adj. lavamentivorans, consuming (chemicals) used for washing.
Valid publication: SCHLEHECK (D.), TINDALL (B.J.), ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.) and COOK (A.M.): Parvibaculum lavamentivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel heterotroph that initiates catabolism of linear alkylbenzenesulfonate. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1489-1497.
Original article in IJSEM Online