Genus Pedobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 79
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).
Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pedobacter heparinus (Payza and Korn 1956) Steyn et al. 1998.
Etymology: Gr. n. pedon, the ground, earth; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Pedobacter, rod from soil.
Valid publication: STEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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→ Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Vanparys et al. 2005.
Reference: VANPARYS (B.), HEYLEN (K.), LEBBE (L.) and DE VOS (P.): Pedobacter caeni sp. nov., a novel species isolated from a nitrifying inoculum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1315-1318.
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→ Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Hwang et al. 2006.
Reference: HWANG (C.Y.), CHOI (D.H.) and CHO (B.C.): Pedobacter roseus sp. nov., isolated from a hypertrophic pond, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1831-1836.
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→ Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Gallego et al. 2006.
Reference: GALLEGO (V.), GARCÍA (M.T.) and VENTOSA (A.): Pedobacter aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from drinking water, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1853-1858.
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→ Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Zhou et al. 2012.
Reference: ZHOU (Z.), JIANG (F.), WANG (S.), PENG (F.), DAI (J.), LI (W.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter arcticus sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile isolated from Arctic soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Pedobacter, Pedobacter heparinus, Pedobacter daechungensis, Pedobacter terricola, Pedobacter glucosidilyticus and Pedobacter lentus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1963-1969.
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→ Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Zhou et al. 2012 emend. Farfán et al. 2014.
Reference: FARFÁN, M., MONTES, M. J. and MARQUÉS, A. M. 2014. Reclassification of Sphingobacterium antarcticum Shivaji et al. 1992 as Pedobacter antarcticus comb. nov. and Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998 as a later heterotypic synonym of Pedobacter antarcticus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 863-868.
Original article.
→ Pedobacter Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Zhou et al. 2012 emend. Farfán et al. 2014 emend. Du et al. 2015.
Reference: DU, J., SINGH, H., NGO, H. T., WON, K. H., KIM, K. Y. and YI, T. H. 2015. Pedobacter daejeonensis sp. nov. and Pedobacter trunci sp. nov., isolated from an ancient tree trunk, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1241-1246.
Original article.
Pedobacter africanus Steyn et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 39353 = CIP 105499 = LMG 10353 = NBRC 100065.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ438171.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. africanus, of or belonging to Africa, the source of isolation.
Valid publication: STEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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Pedobacter agri Roh et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PB92 = DSM 19486 = JCM 15120 = KCTC 12511.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF660751.
Etymology: L. gen. n. agri, of a field.
Valid publication: ROH (S.W.), QUAN (Z.X.), NAM (Y.D.), CHANG (H.W.), KIM (K.H.), KIM (M.K.), IM (W.T.), JIN (L.), KIM (S.H.), LEE (S.T.) and BAE (J.W.): Pedobacter agri sp. nov., from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1640-1643.
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Pedobacter agrisoli Cui et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YHM-9=JCM 32093=CCTCC AB 2017125.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF564194.
Etymology: L. masc. n. ager, field, farm; L. neut. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. neut. n. agrisoli, of or belonging to farmland soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: CUI, M. D., WANG, X., JIANG, W. K., HU, G., YANG, Z. G., SUN, G. J., ZHU, S. J., ZHOU, Y. D. and HONG, Q. 2018. Pedobacter agrisoli sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 886-891.
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Pedobacter alluvionis Gordon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NWER-II11 = DSM 19624 = LMG 24258.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU030688.
Etymology: L. gen. n. alluvionis, of alluvial land.
Valid publication: GORDON (N.S.), VALENZUELA (A.), ADAMS (S.M.), RAMSEY (P.W.), POLLOCK (J.L.), HOLBEN (W.E.) and GANNON (J.E.): Pedobacter nyackensis sp. nov., Pedobacter alluvionis sp. nov. and Pedobacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Montana flood-plain sediment and forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1720-1726.
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Pedobacter alpinus Li et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RSP19=CGMCC 1.14040=KCTC 42456=NBRC 110967.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP008109.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. alpinus, alpine, referring to the isolation of the type strain from an alpine environment.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: LI, A. H., LIU, H. C. and ZHOU, Y. G. 2015. Pedobacter alpinus sp. nov., isolated from a plateau lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3782-3787.
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Pedobacter antarcticus ( Shivaji et al. 1992) Farfán et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 4BY=ATCC 51969=MTCC 675.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM448033.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingobacterium antarcticum corrig. Shivaji et al. 1992
Later heterotypic synonym: ¤ Pedobacter piscium (corrig. Shivaji et al. 1992) Farfán et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. antarcticus, pertaining to Antarctica.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: FARFÁN, M., MONTES, M. J. and MARQUÉS, A. M. 2014. Reclassification of Sphingobacterium antarcticum Shivaji et al. 1992 as Pedobacter antarcticus comb. nov. and Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998 as a later heterotypic synonym of Pedobacter antarcticus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 863-868.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pedobacter aquatilis Gallego et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AR107 = CCM 7347 = CECT 7114 = JCM 13454.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM114396.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. aquatilis, aquatic, growing in water.
Valid publication: GALLEGO (V.), GARCÍA (M.T.) and VENTOSA (A.): Pedobacter aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from drinking water, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1853-1858.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pedobacter arcticus Zhou et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A12 = CCTCC AB 2010223 = NRRL B-59457.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM051286.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. arcticus, northern, Arctic, the place of origin of the type strain.
Valid publication: ZHOU (Z.), JIANG (F.), WANG (S.), PENG (F.), DAI (J.), LI (W.) and FANG (C.): ZHOU (Z.), JIANG (F.), WANG (S.), PENG (F.), DAI (J.), LI (W.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter arcticus sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile isolated from Arctic soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Pedobacter, Pedobacter heparinus, Pedobacter daechungensis, Pedobacter terricola, Pedobacter glucosidilyticus and Pedobacter lentus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1963-1969.
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Pedobacter ardleyensis Da et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R2-28=CCTCC AB 2013365=LMG 28255.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ631640.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. ardleyensis, from Ardley Island, referring to the site where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: DA, X., JIANG, F., CHANG, X., REN, L., QIU, X., KAN, W., ZHANG, Y., DENG, S., FANG, C. and PENG, F. 2015. Pedobacter ardleyensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3841-3846.
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Pedobacter bauzanensis Zhang et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BZ42 = CGMCC 1.10187 = CIP 110134 = DSM 22554.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ161990.
Etymology: M.L. masc. adj. bauzanensis, referring to Bauzanum, the medieval Latin name for Bozen/Bolzano, a city in South Tyrol, Italy, where the species was first found.
Valid publication: ZHANG (D.C.), SCHINNER (F.) and MARGESIN (R.): Pedobacter bauzanensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2592-2595.
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Pedobacter borealis Gordon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G-1 = DSM 19626 = LMG 24259.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU030687.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. borealis, related to the north, boreal.
Valid publication: GORDON (N.S.), VALENZUELA (A.), ADAMS (S.M.), RAMSEY (P.W.), POLLOCK (J.L.), HOLBEN (W.E.) and GANNON (J.E.): Pedobacter nyackensis sp. nov., Pedobacter alluvionis sp. nov. and Pedobacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Montana flood-plain sediment and forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1720-1726.
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Note: The epithet borealis is a Latin adjective, not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Gordon et al. 2009.
Pedobacter boryungensis Jung et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BR-9 = CCUG 60024 = KCTC 23344.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM640986.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. boryungensis, of or pertaining to Boryung, the Korean city from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: JUNG (Y.T.), LEE (S.Y.), CHOI (W.C.), OH (T.K.) and YOON (J.H.): Pedobacter boryungensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 13-17.
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Pedobacter caeni Vanparys et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 16990 = LMG 22862.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ786798.
Etymology: L. gen. neut. n. caeni, of sludge.
Valid publication: VANPARYS (B.), HEYLEN (K.), LEBBE (L.) and DE VOS (P.): Pedobacter caeni sp. nov., a novel species isolated from a nitrifying inoculum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1315-1318.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pedobacter composti Lee et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TR6-06 = KCTC 12638 = LMG 23490.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB267720.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. composti, of compost.
Valid publication: LEE (H.G.), KIM (S.G.), IM (W.T.), OH (H.M.) and LEE (S.T.): Pedobacter composti sp. nov., isolated from compost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 345-349.
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Pedobacter cryoconitis Margesin et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A37 = DSM 14825 = LMG 21415.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ438170.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. cryoconitis, from cryoconite, referring to glacier cryoconite, where the strain was first found.
Valid publication: MARGESIN (R.), SPRÖER (C.), SCHUMANN (P.) and SCHINNER (F.): Pedobacter cryoconitis sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile from alpine glacier cryoconite. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1291-1296.
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Pedobacter daechungensis An et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Dae 13 = KCTC 12637 = LMG 23489.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB267722.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. daechungensis, pertaining to Daechung lake.
Valid publication: AN (D.S.), KIM (S.G.), TEN (L.N.) and CHO (C.H.): Pedobacter daechungensis sp. nov., from freshwater lake sediment in South Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 69-72.
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→ Pedobacter daechungensis An et al. 2009 emend. Zhou et al. 2012.
Reference: ZHOU (Z.), JIANG (F.), WANG (S.), PENG (F.), DAI (J.), LI (W.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter arcticus sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile isolated from Arctic soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Pedobacter, Pedobacter heparinus, Pedobacter daechungensis, Pedobacter terricola, Pedobacter glucosidilyticus and Pedobacter lentus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1963-1969.
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Pedobacter daejeonensis Du et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-DN3.18=KCTC 42230=JCM 30352.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM035945.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. daejeonensis, pertaining to Daejeon, a city in Korea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DU, J., SINGH, H., NGO, H. T., WON, K. H., KIM, K. Y. and YI, T. H. 2015. Pedobacter daejeonensis sp. nov. and Pedobacter trunci sp. nov., isolated from an ancient tree trunk, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1241-1246.
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Pedobacter duraquae Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WB 2.1-25 = CIP 109481 = DSM 19034.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM491368.
Etymology: L. adj. durus, hard; L. fem. n. aqua, water; N.L. gen. fem. n. duraquae, from/of hard water.
Valid publication: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter edaphicus Singh et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-DA2.1=JCM 30351=KCTC 42232.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM035953.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. masc. suff. -icus, adjectival suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. edaphicus, living in soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 3763-3767.
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Effective publication: Singh, H., Du, J., Ngo, H.T.T., Won, K.H., Kim, K.-Y. and Yi, T.-H. 2015. Pedobacter edaphicus sp. nov. isolated from forest soil in South Korea. Arch. Microbiol. 197, 781-787.
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Pedobacter ginsengisoli Ten et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gsoil 104 = KCTC 12576 = LMG 23399.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB245371.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengisoli, of soil from a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: TEN (L.N.), LIU (Q.M.), IM (W.T.), LEE (M.), YANG (D.C.) and LEE (S.T.): Pedobacter ginsengisoli sp. nov., a DNase-producing bacterium isolated from soil of a ginseng field in South Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2565-2570.
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Pedobacter ginsengiterrae Hoang et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DCY49 = JCM 17338 = KCTC 23317.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM776704.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsengum, ginseng; L. n. terra -ae, soil; N.L. gen. n. ginsengiterrae, from soil of a ginseng field.
Valid publication: HOANG (V.A.), KIM (Y.J.), NGUYEN (N.L.), MIN (J.W.) and YANG (D.C.): Pedobacter ginsengiterrae sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1273-1279.
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Pedobacter ginsenosidimutans Yang et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-45=KACC 14530=JCM 16721.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU138374.
Etymology: N.L. n. ginsenosidum, ginsenoside; L. part. adj. mutans, transforming, converting; N.L. part. adj. ginsenosidimutans, ginsenoside-converting.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Reference: YANG, J.-E., SON, H.-M., LEE, J. M., SHIN, H.-S., PARK, S.-Y., LEE, D.-G., KOOK, M. and YI, T.-H. 2013. Pedobacter ginsenosidimutans sp. nov., with ginsenoside-converting activity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 4396-4401.
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Pedobacter glacialis Qiu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 8-24=CCTCC AB 2012941=NRRL B-59993.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC569795.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. glacialis, icy, full of ice.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: QIU, X., QU, Z., JIANG, F., REN, L., CHANG, X., KAN, W., FANG, C. and PENG, F. 2014. Pedobacter huanghensis sp. nov. and Pedobacter glacialis sp. nov., isolated from Arctic glacier foreland. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2431-2436.
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Pedobacter glucosidilyticus Luo et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1-2 = CCTCC AB 206110 = KCTC 22438.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU585748.
Etymology: N.L. n. glucosidum, glucoside; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. glucosidilyticus, glucoside-dissolving.
Valid publication: LUO (X.), WANG (Z.), DAI (J.), ZHANG (L.), LI (J.), TANG (Y.), WANG (Y.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter glucosidilyticus sp. nov., isolated from dry riverbed soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 229-233.
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→ Pedobacter glucosidilyticus Luo et al. 2010 emend. Zhou et al. 2012.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1-2 = CCTCC AB 206110 = KCTC 22438.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU585748.
Etymology: N.L. n. glucosidum, glucoside; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. glucosidilyticus, glucoside-dissolving.
Reference: ZHOU (Z.), JIANG (F.), WANG (S.), PENG (F.), DAI (J.), LI (W.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter arcticus sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile isolated from Arctic soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Pedobacter, Pedobacter heparinus, Pedobacter daechungensis, Pedobacter terricola, Pedobacter glucosidilyticus and Pedobacter lentus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1963-1969.
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Pedobacter hartonius Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WB 3.3-3 = CIP 109468 = DSM 19033.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM491371.
Etymology: M.L. masc. n. Harto, the Harz, a mountain range in northern Germany; N.L. masc. adj. hartonius, pertaining to the Harz.
Valid publication: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter heparinus (Payza and Korn 1956) Steyn et al. 1998, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 13125= CCUG 12810 = CIP 104194 = CIP 105498 = DSM 2366 = IFO (now NBRC) 12017 = JCM 7457 = LMG 4024 = LMG 10339 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9290 = NRRL B-14731.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001681 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Flavobacterium heparinum Payza and Korn 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Cytophaga heparina (Payza and Korn 1956) Christensen 1980, ¤ Sphingobacterium heparinum (Payza and Korn 1956) Takeuchi and Yokota 1993.
Etymology: Gr. n. hêpar, liver; N.L. masc. adj. heparinus, of or pertaining to degradation of heparin, acidic mucoheteropolysaccharide with sulfate groups from various animal tissues.
Valid publication: STEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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→ Pedobacter heparinus (Payza and Korn 1956) Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Zhou et al. 2012.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 13125= CCUG 12810 = CIP 104194 = CIP 105498 = DSM 2366 = JCM 7457 = LMG 4024 = LMG 10339 = NBRC 12017 = NCIMB 9290 = NRRL B-14731.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001681 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Flavobacterium heparinum Payza and Korn 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Cytophaga heparina (Payza and Korn 1956) Christensen 1980, ¤ Sphingobacterium heparinum (Payza and Korn 1956) Takeuchi and Yokota 1993.
Etymology: Gr. n. hêpar, liver; N.L. masc. adj. heparinus, of or pertaining to degradation of heparin, acidic mucoheteropolysaccharide with sulfate groups from various animal tissues.
Reference: ZHOU (Z.), JIANG (F.), WANG (S.), PENG (F.), DAI (J.), LI (W.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter arcticus sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile isolated from Arctic soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Pedobacter, Pedobacter heparinus, Pedobacter daechungensis, Pedobacter terricola, Pedobacter glucosidilyticus and Pedobacter lentus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1963-1969.
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Pedobacter himalayensis Shivaji et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HHS 22 = JCM 12171 = MTCC 6384.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ583425.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. himalayensis, pertaining to Himalaya.
Valid publication: SHIVAJI (S.), CHATURVEDI (P.), REDDY (G.S.N.) and SURESH (K.): Pedobacter himalayensis sp. nov., from the Hamta glacier located in the Himalayan mountain ranges of India. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1083-1088.
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Pedobacter huanghensis Qiu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M1-27=CCTCC AB 2012936=LMG 28205.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC569794.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. huanghe, named after the Chinese Arctic Huanghe Station, the site where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: QIU, X., QU, Z., JIANG, F., REN, L., CHANG, X., KAN, W., FANG, C. and PENG, F. 2014. Pedobacter huanghensis sp. nov. and Pedobacter glacialis sp. nov., isolated from Arctic glacier foreland. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2431-2436.
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Pedobacter humi Trinh and Yi et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG S15-2= KCTC 42735=CCTCC AB 2015293.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM073965.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. n. humi, of earth, soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: TRINH, H. and YI, T. H. 2016. Pedobacter humi sp. nov., isolated from a playground soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2382-2388.
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Pedobacter humicola Dahal and Kim et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R135=KEMB 9005-332=KACC 18452=JCM 31010.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT032156.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. n. humus, soil; L. suff. -cola, a dweller, inhabitant; N.L. n. humicola, a soil dweller.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: DAHAL, R. H. and KIM, J. 2016. Pedobacter humicola sp. nov., a member of the genus Pedobacter isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2205-2211.
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Pedobacter insulae Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS-139 = DSM 18684 = KCTC 12820.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF100697.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. n. insulae, of an island, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), OH (H.W.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter insulae sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1999-2003.
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Pedobacter jamesrossensis Švec et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 8689=LMG 29684.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX611467.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. jamesrossensis, pertaining to James Ross Island where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ŠVEC, P., KRÁLOVA, S., BUSSE, H.-J., KLEINHAGAUER, T., PANTŮČEK, R., MAŠLAŇOVA, I., CNOCKAERT, M., VANDAMME, P., STAŇKOVÁ, E., GELBÍČOVÁ, T., HOLOCHOVÁ, P., BARTÁK, M., KÝROVÁ, K. and SEDLÁČEK, I. 2017. Pedobacter jamesrossensis sp. nov., Pedobacter lithocola sp. nov., Pedobacter mendelii sp. nov. and Pedobacter petrophilus sp. nov., isolated from the Antarctic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1499-1507.
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Pedobacter jejuensis Kook et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-DR3=KACC 17172=JCM 18824.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC252614.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. jejuensis, pertaining to Jeju, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: KOOK, M., PARK, Y. and YI, T.-H. 2014. Pedobacter jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a pine grove, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1789-1794.
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Pedobacter koreensis Baik et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WPCB189 = KCTC 12536 = NBRC 101153.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ092871.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, from where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: BAIK (K.S.), PARK (Y.D.), KIM (M.S.), PARK (S.C.), MOON (E.Y.), RHEE (M.S.), CHOI (J.H.) and SEONG (C.N.): Pedobacter koreensis sp. nov., isolated from fresh water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2079-2083.
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Pedobacter kyonggii Chaudhary et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K-4-11-1=KEMB 9005-574=KACC 19174=JCM 31916.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY313409.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. kyonggii, referring to Kyonggi University where the soil sample was collected.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: CHAUDHARY, D. K., LEE, S. D. and KIM, J. 2017. Pedobacter kyonggii sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 5120-5127.
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Pedobacter kyungheensis Yang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-T17=KACC 16221=LMG 26577.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN196132.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. Kyungheensis, of Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 161. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 1-4.
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Effective publication: YANG, J.-E., SHIN, J.-Y., PARK, S.-Y., T. MAVLONOV, G., YI, E.-J., LEE, E.-H., LEE, J. M. and YI, T.-H. 2012. Pedobacter kyungheensis sp. nov., with ginsenoside converting activity. The Journal of general and applied microbiology, 58, 309-316. 4
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Pedobacter lentus Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS-40 = JCM 14593 = KCTC 12875.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF446146.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. lentus, slow, delayed, referring to the slow growth of the micro-organism.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter lentus sp. nov. and Pedobacter terricola sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2089-2095.
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→ Pedobacter lentus Yoon et al. 2007 emend. Zhou et al. 2012.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS-40 = JCM 14593 = KCTC 12875.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF446146.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. lentus, slow, delayed, referring to the slow growth of the micro-organism.
Reference: ZHOU (Z.), JIANG (F.), WANG (S.), PENG (F.), DAI (J.), LI (W.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter arcticus sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile isolated from Arctic soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Pedobacter, Pedobacter heparinus, Pedobacter daechungensis, Pedobacter terricola, Pedobacter glucosidilyticus and Pedobacter lentus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1963-1969.
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Pedobacter lignilitoris Park et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W-WS13=KCTC 42500=CECT 8725.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP641351.
Etymology: L. n. lignum, - i, wood; L. n. litus -oris, the seashore, coast; N.L. gen. n. lignilitoris, of wood of the seashore, from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: PARK, S., PARK, J. M., JUNG, Y. T., WON, S. M. and YOON, J. H. 2015. Pedobacter lignilitoris sp. nov., isolated from wood falls Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3481-3486.
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Pedobacter lithocola Švec et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 8691=LMG 29685.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX611475.
Etymology: Gr. n. lithos, stone, L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. lithocola, a dweller of stones.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ŠVEC, P., KRÁLOVA, S., BUSSE, H.-J., KLEINHAGAUER, T., PANTŮČEK, R., MAŠLAŇOVA, I., CNOCKAERT, M., VANDAMME, P., STAŇKOVÁ, E., GELBÍČOVÁ, T., HOLOCHOVÁ, P., BARTÁK, M., KÝROVÁ, K. and SEDLÁČEK, I. 2017. Pedobacter jamesrossensis sp. nov., Pedobacter lithocola sp. nov., Pedobacter mendelii sp. nov. and Pedobacter petrophilus sp. nov., isolated from the Antarctic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1499-1507.
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Pedobacter lotistagni Singh et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-DN6.8=JCM 30354=KCTC 42229.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM035962.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. fem. n. lotos, lotus; L. neut. n. stagnum, pond; N.L. gen. n. lotistagni, of a lotus pond.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 2017-2025.
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Effective publication: Singh, H., Du, J., Ngo, H.T.T., Kim, K.-Y. and Yi, T.-H. 2015. Pedobacter lotistagni sp. nov. isolated from lotus pond water. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 107, 951-959.
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Pedobacter lusitanus Covas et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NL19=LMG 29220=CECT 9028.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ579161.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. lusitanus, from Lusitania, the present-day Portugal.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: COVAS, C., CAETANO, T., CRUZ, A., SANTOS, T., DIAS, L., KLEIN, G., ABDULMAWJOOD, A., RODRIGUEZ-ALCALA, L. M., PIMENTEL, L. L., GOMES, A., FREITAS, A. C., GARCIA-SERRANO, A., FONTECHA, J. and MENDO, S. 2017. Pedobacter lusitanus sp. nov., isolated from sludge of a deactivated uranium mine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1339-1348.
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Pedobacter luteus Oh et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) N7d-4 = DSM 22385 = KCTC 22699.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ377314.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. luteus, orange–yellow, referring to the colony colour on R2A agar.
Valid publication: OH (H.W.), KIM (B.C.), PARK (D.S.), JEONG (W.J.), KIM (H.), LEE (K.H.) and KIM (S.U.): Pedobacter luteus sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1304-1310.
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Pedobacter lycopersici Cho et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T16R-88=KACC 18652=NBRC 111984.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU379664.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. lycopersici, of Lycopersicon, the systematic name of the tomato genus.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: CHO, H., AHN, J. H., WEON, H. Y., JOA, J. H., KWON, S. W. and KIM, S. J. 2016. Pedobacter lycopersici sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5406-5411.
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Pedobacter mendelii Švec et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 8685=LMG 29688.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX611477.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. mendelii, of Mendel, named in honour of Johann Gregor Mendel, a pioneer of genetics, for his contribution to general genetics; the name also reflects the fact that the species was isolated near the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ŠVEC, P., KRÁLOVA, S., BUSSE, H.-J., KLEINHAGAUER, T., PANTŮČEK, R., MAŠLAŇOVA, I., CNOCKAERT, M., VANDAMME, P., STAŇKOVÁ, E., GELBÍČOVÁ, T., HOLOCHOVÁ, P., BARTÁK, M., KÝROVÁ, K. and SEDLÁČEK, I. 2017. Pedobacter jamesrossensis sp. nov., Pedobacter lithocola sp. nov., Pedobacter mendelii sp. nov. and Pedobacter petrophilus sp. nov., isolated from the Antarctic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1499-1507.
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Pedobacter metabolipauper Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WB 2.3-71 = CIP 109480 = DSM 19035.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM491370.
Etymology: N.L. n. metabolismus, metabolism (word stem metabol-); L. masc. adj. pauper, poor; N.L. masc. adj. metabolipauper, metabolically poor.
Valid publication: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter mongoliensis Yuan et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1-32=KCTC 52859=CCTCC AB 2017084.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY933307.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. mongoliensis, belonging to Mongolia.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: YUAN, K., CAO, M., LI, J. and WANG, G. 2018. Pedobacter mongoliensis sp. nov., isolated from grassland soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1112-1117.
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Pedobacter nanyangensis Zhang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Q-4=KCTC 42442=ACCC 19798.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM210514.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. nanyangensis, referring to Nanyang in Henan province, China, the area from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ZHANG, H., ZHANG, J., SONG, M., CHENG, M. G., WU, Y. D., GUO, S. H., LI, Q., HONG, Q. and HUANG, X. 2015. Pedobacter nanyangensis sp. nov., isolated from herbicide-contaminated soil Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3517-3521.
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Pedobacter nutrimenti Derichs et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J22=DSM 27372=CCUG 64422.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HF536497.
Etymology: L. gen. n. nutrimenti, of nourishment, nutriment according to the isolation source.
Source: Food.
Valid publication: DERICHS, J., KÄMPFER, P. and LIPSKI, A. 2014. Pedobacter nutrimenti sp. nov., isolated from chilled food. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1310-1316.
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Pedobacter nyackensis Gordon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NWG-II14 = DSM 19625 = LMG 24260.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU030686.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. nyackensis, pertaining to Nyack, a region of north-western Montana, USA.
Valid publication: GORDON (N.S.), VALENZUELA (A.), ADAMS (S.M.), RAMSEY (P.W.), POLLOCK (J.L.), HOLBEN (W.E.) and GANNON (J.E.): Pedobacter nyackensis sp. nov., Pedobacter alluvionis sp. nov. and Pedobacter borealis sp. nov., isolated from Montana flood-plain sediment and forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1720-1726.
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Pedobacter oryzae Jeon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) N7 = DSM 19973 = KACC 12821.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU109726.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. n. oryzae, of rice, referring to the rice paddy fields where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: JEON (Y.), KIM (J.M.), PARK (J.H.), LEE (S.H.), SEONG (C.M.), LEE (S.S.) and JEON (C.O.): Pedobacter oryzae sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2491-2495.
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Note: The epithet oryzae is a "L. fem. gen. n.", not a "L. fem. n." as cited in the paper by Jeon et al. 2009.
Pedobacter panaciterrae Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gsoil 042 = KCTC 12594 = LMG 23400.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB245368.
Etymology: N.L. n. Panax -acis, scientific name of ginseng; L. n. terra, soil; N.L. gen. n. panaciterrae, of soil from a ginseng field, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: YOON (M.H.), TEN (L.N.), IM (W.T.) and LEE (S.T.): Pedobacter panaciterrae sp. nov., isolated from soil in South Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 381-386.
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Pedobacter petrophilus Švec et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 8687=LMG 29686.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX611481.
Etymology: Gr. n. petra, rock; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. petrophilus, rock loving.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ŠVEC, P., KRÁLOVA, S., BUSSE, H.-J., KLEINHAGAUER, T., PANTŮČEK, R., MAŠLAŇOVA, I., CNOCKAERT, M., VANDAMME, P., STAŇKOVÁ, E., GELBÍČOVÁ, T., HOLOCHOVÁ, P., BARTÁK, M., KÝROVÁ, K. and SEDLÁČEK, I. 2017. Pedobacter jamesrossensis sp. nov., Pedobacter lithocola sp. nov., Pedobacter mendelii sp. nov. and Pedobacter petrophilus sp. nov., isolated from the Antarctic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1499-1507.
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Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CIP 104195 = IFO (now NBRC) 14985 = JCM 7454 = LMG 14024.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ438174.
Basonym: ¤ Sphingobacterium piscium Takeuchi and Yokota 1993.
Earlier heterotypic synonym: ¤ Pedobacter antarcticus (corrig. Shivaji et al. 1992) Farfán et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Etymology: L. n. piscis, fish; L. gen. pl. n. piscium, of/from fishes.
Valid publication: STEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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Note: On page 175, the type strain is incorrectly cited as LMG 14023 = ATCC 13125(sic) = IFO (now NBRC) 12017 (sic).
→ Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998 emend. Farfán et al. 2014.
Reference: FARFÁN, M., MONTES, M. J. and MARQUÉS, A. M. 2014. Reclassification of Sphingobacterium antarcticum Shivaji et al. 1992 as Pedobacter antarcticus comb. nov. and Pedobacter piscium (Takeuchi and Yokota 1993) Steyn et al. 1998 as a later heterotypic synonym of Pedobacter antarcticus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 863-868.
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Pedobacter pituitosus Chun et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MIC2002=KACC 17064=JCM 18729.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX978785.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. pituitosus, slimy.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: CHUN, J., KANG, J. Y. and JAHNG, K. Y. 2014. Pedobacter pituitosus sp. nov., isolated from a waterfall. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3838-3843.
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Pedobacter psychrophilus Svec et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P4487A=CCM 8644=LMG 29436.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX113374.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: LWHJ00000000.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psychros, cold; Gr. adj. philos, liking, loving; N.L. masc. adj. psychrophilus, cold-loving.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SVEC, P., KRALOVA, S., BUSSE, H.-J., KLEINHAGAUER, T., KYROVA, K., PANTUCEK, R., MASLANOVA, I., STANKOVA, E., NEMEC, M., HOLOCHOVA, P., BARTAK, M. and SEDLACEK, I. 2017. Pedobacter psychrophilus sp. nov., isolated from fragmentary rock. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2538-2543.
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Pedobacter psychrotolerans Manandhar et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) V5RD=CGMCC 1.15644=DSM 103236.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU535673.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: Gr. adj. psychros, cold; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. psychrotolerans, tolerating cold temperature.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MANANDHAR, P., ZHANG, G., LAMA, A., HU, Y. and GAO, F. 2016. Pedobacter psychrotolerans sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4560-4566.
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Pedobacter quisquiliarum Zhang et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C62-2=CGMCC 1.15343=NBRC 111767.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU973598.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. quisquiliarum, of refuse.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: ZHANG, B., LIU, Z. Q. and ZHENG, Y. G. 2018. Pedobacter quisquiliarum sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 438-442.
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Pedobacter rhizosphaerae Kwon et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 01-96 = KACC 14938 = NBRC 107690.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM279214.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. rhiza, root; L. fem. n. sphaera -ae, ball, any globe, sphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. rhizosphaerae, of the rhizosphere.
Valid publication: KWON (S.W.), SON (J.A.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.), PARK (I.C.), BOK (J.I.) and WEON (H.Y.): Pedobacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. and Pedobacter soli sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2874-2879.
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Pedobacter rivuli Kang et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HME8457=KACC 17312=CECT 8291.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ911707.
Etymology: L. gen. n. rivuli, of/from a small stream.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: KANG, H., KIM, H., JOUNG, Y. and JOH, K. 2014. Pedobacter rivuli sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater stream. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 4073-4078.
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Pedobacter roseus Hwang et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CL-GP80 = JCM 13399 = KCCM 42272.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ112353.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-coloured, pink, referring to the color of the colonies on agar plates.
Valid publication: HWANG (C.Y.), CHOI (D.H.) and CHO (B.C.): Pedobacter roseus sp. nov., isolated from a hypertrophic pond, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1831-1836.
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Pedobacter ruber Margesin and Zhang 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W1 = DSM 24536 = LMG 26240.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ882803.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red coloured, referring to the pigmentation of the bacterium.
Valid publication: MARGESIN (R.) and ZHANG (D.C.): Pedobacter ruber sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 339-344.
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Pedobacter saltans Steyn et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 39354 = CIP 105500 = DSM 12145 = JCM 21818 = LMG 10337 = NBRC 100064.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002545 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. v. saltare, to dance; L. part. adj. saltans, dancing, referring to the gliding motility of the strain.
Valid publication: SSTEYN (P.L.), SEGERS (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SANDRA (P.), KERSTERS (K.) and JOUBERT (J.J.): Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 165-177.
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→ ¤ Pseudopedobacter saltans (Steyn 1998) Cao et al. 2014, comb. nov.
Pedobacter sandarakinus Yoon et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS-27 = CIP 108922 = KCTC 12559.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ235228.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. sandarakinus (from Gr. adj. sandarakinos), orange-coloured.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), LEE (M.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.Y.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter sandarakinus sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1273-1277.
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Pedobacter seoulensis Ngo et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-G12=JCM 19363=KACC 17529.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF150693.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. seoulensis, pertaining to Seoul, South Korea, the geographical origin of the species.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 3763-3767.
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Effective publication: Ngo, H.T.T., Son, H.-M., Park, S.-Y., Kim, K.-Y. and Yi, T.-H. 2014. Pedobacter seoulensis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a bamboo field. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 105, 961-970.
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Pedobacter silvilitoris Park et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W-WS1=KCTC 42174=CECT 8669.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM229740.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. n. silva, wood; L. n. litus -oris, the seashore, coast; N.L. gen. n. silvilitoris, of wood of seashore, from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: PARK, S., JUNG, Y. T., PARK, J. M., WON, S. M. and YOON, J. H. 2015. Pedobacter silvilitoris sp. nov., isolated from wood falls. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1284-1289.
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Pedobacter soli Kwon et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 15-51 = KACC 14939 = NBRC 107691.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM279215.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: KWON (S.W.), SON (J.A.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.), PARK (I.C.), BOK (J.I.) and WEON (H.Y.): Pedobacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov. and Pedobacter soli sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2874-2879.
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Pedobacter solisilvae Yang and Hong 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EN12=KCTC 42612=LMG 28820.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF167377.
Etymology: L. neut. n. solum, soil; L. fem. n. silva, forest; N.L. gen. n. solisilvae, of forest soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: YANG, D. J. and HONG, J. K. 2017. Pedobacter solisilvae sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4814-4819.
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Pedobacter steynii Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WB 2.3-45 = CIP 109507 = DSM 19110.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM491372.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. steynii, of Steyn, named after P. L. Steyn, the microbiologist who described the genus Pedobacter.
Valid publication: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter suwonensis Kwon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 15-52 = DSM 18130 = KACC 11317.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ097274.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. suwonensis, of or belonging to Suwon, the city in which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KWON (S.W.), KIM (B.Y.), LEE (K.H.), JANG (K.Y.), SEOK (S.J.), KWON (J.S.), KIM (W.G.) and WEON (H.Y.): Pedobacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 480-484.
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Pedobacter terrae Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS-57 = DSM 17933 = KCTC 12762.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ889723.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terrae, of the earth.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter terrae sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2462-2466.
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Pedobacter terricola Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS-45 = JCM 14594 = KCTC 12876.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF446147.
Etymology: L. masc. n. terricola, a dweller of soil, referring to the isolation of the type strain from soil.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), PARK (S.) and OH (T.K.): Pedobacter lentus sp. nov. and Pedobacter terricola sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2089-2095.
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→ Pedobacter terricola Yoon et al. 2007 emend. Zhou et al. 2012.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DS-45 = JCM 14594 = KCTC 12876.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF446147.
Etymology: L. masc. n. terricola, a dweller of soil, referring to the isolation of the type strain from soil.
Reference: ZHOU (Z.), JIANG (F.), WANG (S.), PENG (F.), DAI (J.), LI (W.) and FANG (C.): Pedobacter arcticus sp. nov., a facultative psychrophile isolated from Arctic soil, and emended descriptions of the genus Pedobacter, Pedobacter heparinus, Pedobacter daechungensis, Pedobacter terricola, Pedobacter glucosidilyticus and Pedobacter lentus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1963-1969.
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Pedobacter tournemirensis Urios et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TF5-37.2-LB10 = CIP 110085 = DSM 23085 = MOLA 820.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU198945.
Etymology: N. L. masc. adj. tournemirensis, of or belonging to Tournemire, a village in Aveyron, France.
Valid publication: URIOS (L.), INTERTAGLIA (L.) and MAGOT (M.): Pedobacter tournemirensis sp. nov., isolated from a fault water sample of a deep Toarcian argillite layer. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 303-308.
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Pedobacter trunci Du et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-DN3.19=KCTC 42233=JCM 30353.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM035944.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. n. trunci, of a tree trunk.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DU, J., SINGH, H., NGO, H. T., WON, K. H., KIM, K. Y. and YI, T. H. 2015. Pedobacter daejeonensis sp. nov. and Pedobacter trunci sp. nov., isolated from an ancient tree trunk, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1241-1246.
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Pedobacter ureilyticus Ngo et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-T11=KACC 17660=JCM 19461.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF532135.
Etymology: N.L. n. urea -ae, urea; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. ureilyticus, urea-dissolving.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: NGO, H. T. T., KOOK, M. and YI, T.-H. 2015. Pedobacter ureilyticus sp. nov., isolated from tomato rhizosphere soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1008-1014.
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Pedobacter vanadiisoli Wang et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) XNV015=CCTCC AB 2015319=KCTC 42866.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU179044.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. n. vanadium, vanadium; L. gen. n. soli, of soil; N.L. gen. n. vanadiisoli, of vanadium soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: WANG, Z., TAN, Y., XU, D., WANG, G., YUAN, J. and ZHENG, S. 2016. Pedobacter vanadiisoli sp. nov., isolated from soil of a vanadium mine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5112-5117.
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Pedobacter westerhofensis Muurholm et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WB 3.3-22 = CIP 109479 = DSM 19036.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM491369.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. westerhofensis, pertaining to Westerhof, a village in the Harz Mountains.
Valid publication: MUURHOLM (S.), COUSIN (S.), PÄUKER (O.), BRAMBILLA (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Pedobacter duraquae sp. nov., Pedobacter westerhofensis sp. nov., Pedobacter metabolipauper sp. nov., Pedobacter hartonius sp. nov. and Pedobacter steynii sp. nov., isolated from a hard-water rivulet. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2221-2227.
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Pedobacter xixiisoli Zeng et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S27=CGMCC 1.12803=NBRC 110388.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ150595.
Etymology: L. gen. n. soli, of soil. N.L. gen. n. xixiisoli, from Xixi soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ZENG, Y., FENG, H. and HUANG, Y. 2014. Pedobacter xixiisoli sp. nov., isolated from bank soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3683-3689.
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Pedobacter yulinensis Wei et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YL28-9=CGMCC 1.16050=KCTC 62104.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY120369.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: PYLS00000000..
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. yulinensis, pertaining to Yulin, a city of Shaanxi province in north-west China from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: WEI, Y., WANG, B., ZHANG, L., ZHANG, J. and CHEN, S. 2018. Pedobacter yulinensis sp. nov., isolated from sandy soil, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2523-2529.
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Pedobacter zeae Gao et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 22=CGMCC 1.15287=DSM 100774.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KR610524.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. zeae, of Zea (maize), the plant from which the first isolate was obtained.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: GAO, J. L., SUN, P., MAO, X. J., DU, Y. L., LIU, B. Y. and SUN, J. G. 2017. Pedobacter zeae sp. nov., an endophytic bacterium isolated from maize root. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 231-236.
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