Genus Pelagirhabdus
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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").
Pelagirhabdus Sultanpuram et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pelagirhabdus alkalitolerans Sultanpuram et al. 2016.
Etymology: L. n. pelagus, the sea; Gr. fem. n. rhabdos, rod; N.L. fem. n. Pelagirhabdus, rod-shaped bacterium isolated from the sea.
Valid publication: SULTANPURAM, V. R., MOTHE, T., CHINTALAPATI, S. and CHINTALAPATI, V. R. 2016. Pelagirhabdus alkalitolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkali-tolerant and thermotolerant bacterium isolated from beach sediment, and reclassification of Amphibacillus fermentum as Pelagirhabdus fermentum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 84-90.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pelagirhabdus alkalitolerans Sultanpuram et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S5=KCTC 33632=CGMCC 1.15177.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN812018.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali alkali; L. part. adj. tolerans tolerating; N.L. part. adj., alkalitolerans alkali-tolerating.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: SULTANPURAM, V. R., MOTHE, T., CHINTALAPATI, S. and CHINTALAPATI, V. R. 2016. Pelagirhabdus alkalitolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkali-tolerant and thermotolerant bacterium isolated from beach sediment, and reclassification of Amphibacillus fermentum as Pelagirhabdus fermentum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 84-90.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pelagirhabdus fermentum Sultanpuram et al. 2016, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7984=DSM 13869=UNIQEM 210.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF418603.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Basonym: ¤ Amphibacillus fermentum Zhilina et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. n. fermentum, that which causes fermentation, ferment.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: SULTANPURAM, V. R., MOTHE, T., CHINTALAPATI, S. and CHINTALAPATI, V. R. 2016. Pelagirhabdus alkalitolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkali-tolerant and thermotolerant bacterium isolated from beach sediment, and reclassification of Amphibacillus fermentum as Pelagirhabdus fermentum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 84-90.
Original article in IJSEM Online