Genus Phenylobacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 13
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).
Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Phenylobacterium immobile Lingens et al. 1985.
Etymology: N.L. n. phenyl, the phenyl radical; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Phenylobacterium, phenyl-[utilizing] bacterium.
Valid publication: LINGENS (F.), BLECHER (R.), BLECHER (H.), BLOBEL (F.), EBERSPÄCHER (J.), FRÖHNER (C.), GÖRISCH (H.), GÖRISCH (H.) and LAYH (G.): Phenylobacterium immobile gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-negative bacterium that degrades the herbicide chloridazon. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 26-39.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985 emend. Kanso and Patel 2004.
Reference: KANSO (S.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Phenylobacterium lituiforme sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a subsurface aquifer, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2141-2146.
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→ Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985 emend. Tiago et al. 2005.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 3. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 11. [TIAGO (I.), MENDES (V.), PIRES (C.), MORAIS (P.V.) and VERÍSSIMO (A.): Phenylobacterium falsum sp. nov., an Alphaproteobacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2005, 28, 295-302.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 3 in IJSEM Online - Original article Online
→ Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985 emend. Abraham et al. 2008.
Reference: ABRAHAM (W.R.), MACEDO (A.J.), LÜNSDORF (H.), FISCHER (R.), PAWELCZYK (S.), SMIT (J.) and VANCANNEYT (M.): Phylogeny by a polyphasic approach of the order Caulobacterales, proposal of Caulobacter mirabilis sp. nov., Phenylobacterium haematophilum sp. nov. and Phenylobacterium conjunctum sp. nov., and emendation of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1939-1949.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985 emend. Oh and Roh 2012.
Reference: OH (Y.S.) and ROH (D.H.): Phenylobacterium muchangponense sp. nov., isolated from beach soil, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 12, 62, 977-983.
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Phenylobacterium aquaticum Jo et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W2-3-4=KACC 18306=LMG 28593.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT309087.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. neut. adj. aquaticum, living in water, referring to the isolation of the type strain from water.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: JO, J. H., CHOI, G. M., LEE, S. Y. and IM, W. T. 2016. Phenylobacterium aquaticum sp. nov., isolated from the reservoir of a water purifier. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3519-3523.
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Phenylobacterium composti Weon et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 4T-6 = DSM 19425 = KACC 12597.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU022524.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. composti, of compost.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), KWON (S.W.), GO (S.J.), KOO (B.S.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Phenylobacterium composti sp. nov., isolated from cotton waste compost in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2301-2304.
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Phenylobacterium conjunctum Abraham et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FWC 21 = CCUG 55074 = LMG 24262.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ227767.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. conjunctum, adjacent, the Phenylobacterium species which is closely related to the genus Caulobacter.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), MACEDO (A.J.), LÜNSDORF (H.), FISCHER (R.), PAWELCZYK (S.), SMIT (J.) and VANCANNEYT (M.): Phylogeny by a polyphasic approach of the order Caulobacterales, proposal of Caulobacter mirabilis sp. nov., Phenylobacterium haematophilum sp. nov. and Phenylobacterium conjunctum sp. nov., and emendation of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1939-1949.
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Phenylobacterium deserti Khan et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 73061=DSM 103871=CCTCC AB 2016297.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC193944.
Etymology: L. gen. n. deserti, of a desert, referring to where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: KHAN, I. U., HUSSAIN, F., HABIB, N., WADAAN, M. A. M., AHMED, I., IM, W. T., HOZZEIN, W. N., ZHI, X. Y. and LI, W. J. 2017. Phenylobacterium deserti sp. nov., isolated from desert soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4722-4727.
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Phenylobacterium falsum Tiago et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AC-49 = CIP 108469 = LMG 22693.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ717391.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. falsum, false, a false Phenylobacterium species because it does not degrade phenylalanine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 105. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1743-1745.
Effective publication: TIAGO (I.), MENDES (V.), PIRES (C.), MORAIS (P.V.) and VERÍSSIMO (A.): Phenylobacterium falsum sp. nov., an Alphaproteobacterium isolated from a nonsaline alkaline groundwater, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2005, 28, 295-302.
Validation List no. 105 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Phenylobacterium haematophilum Abraham et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 26751 = LMG 11050.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ244650.
Etymology: Gr. n. haima -atos (Latin transliteration haema -atos), blood; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. haematophilum, blood-loving.
Valid publication: ABRAHAM (W.R.), MACEDO (A.J.), LÜNSDORF (H.), FISCHER (R.), PAWELCZYK (S.), SMIT (J.) and VANCANNEYT (M.): Phylogeny by a polyphasic approach of the order Caulobacterales, proposal of Caulobacter mirabilis sp. nov., Phenylobacterium haematophilum sp. nov. and Phenylobacterium conjunctum sp. nov., and emendation of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1939-1949.
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Phenylobacterium hankyongense Choi et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HKS-05=KACC 18628=LMG 30081.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT950746.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. hankyongense, pertaining to Hankyong National University Republic of Korea, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were performed.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: CHOI, G. M., LEE, S. Y., CHOI, K. D. and IM, W. T. 2018. Phenylobacterium hankyongense sp. nov., isolated from ginseng field soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 125-130.
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Phenylobacterium immobile Lingens et al. 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E = ATCC 35973= CIP 103305 = DSM 1986 = LMG 6165.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18216.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. immobile, immovable, nonmotile.
Valid publication: LINGENS (F.), BLECHER (R.), BLECHER (H.), BLOBEL (F.), EBERSPÄCHER (J.), FRÖHNER (C.), GÖRISCH (H.), GÖRISCH (H.) and LAYH (G.): Phenylobacterium immobile gen. nov., sp. nov., a gram-negative bacterium that degrades the herbicide chloridazon. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 26-39.
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Phenylobacterium koreense Aslam et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Slu-01 = IAM 15119 = JCM 21577 = KCTC 12206 = NBRC 102285.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB166881.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. koreense, pertaining to Korea, from where the novel organism was isolated.
Valid publication: ASLAM (Z.), IM (W.T.), TEN (L.N.) and LEE (S.T.): Phenylobacterium koreense sp. nov., isolated from South Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2001-2005.
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Phenylobacterium kunshanense Chu et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BUT-10=CCTCC AB 2013085=KCTC 42014.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ008916.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. kunshanense, of or pertaining to Kunshan city, Jiangsu province, China, from where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: CHU, C., YUAN, C., LIU, X., YAO, L., ZHU, J., HE, J., KWON, S.-W. and HUANG, X. 2015. Phenylobacterium kunshanense sp. nov., isolated from the sludge of a pesticide manufacturing factory. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 325-330
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Phenylobacterium lituiforme Kanso and Patel 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FaiI3 = ATCC BAA-294 = DSM 14363.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY534887.
Etymology: L. n. lituus, the crooked staff borne by the augurs, an augur's crook; L. neut. adj. suff. -forme, having the form of; N.L. neut. adj. lituiforme, formed like a curved rod.
Valid publication: KANSO (S.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Phenylobacterium lituiforme sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a subsurface aquifer, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2141-2146.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phenylobacterium muchangponense Oh and Roh 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A8 = KACC 15042 = LMG 25973.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM047736.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. muchangponense, of or belonging to Muchangpo in the republic of Korea, where the type strain was found.
Valid publication: OH (Y.S.) and ROH (D.H.): Phenylobacterium muchangponense sp. nov., isolated from beach soil, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 977-983.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phenylobacterium panacis Farh et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DCY109=KCTC 42749=JCM 31045.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT191026.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. panacis, of Panax ginseng, the source from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: FARH, M. E.-A., KIM, Y. J., SINGH, P., HOANG, V. A. and YANG, D. C. 2016. Phenylobacterium panacis sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of rusty mountain ginseng. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2691-2696.
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