Genus Phreatobacter
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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").
Phreatobacter Tóth et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Phreatobacter oligotrophus Tóth et al. 2014.
Etymology: Gr. neut. n. phrear -atos, cistern, well; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Phreatobacter, rod from a well.
Valid publication: TÓTH, E. M., VENGRING, A., HOMONNAY, Z. G., KÉKI, ZS., SPRÖER, C., BORSODI, A. K., MÁRIALIGETI, K. and SCHUMANN, P. 2014. Phreatobacter oligotrophus gen. nov., sp. nov., an alphaproteobacterium isolated from ultrapure water of the water purification system of a power plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 839-845.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Phreatobacter Tóth et al. 2014 emend. Lee et al. 2017.
Reference: LEE, S. D., JOUNG, Y. and CHO, J. C. 2017. Phreatobacter stygius sp. nov., isolated from pieces of wood in a lava cave and emended description of the genus Phreatobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3296-3300.
Original article.
Phreatobacter cathodiphilus Kim et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) S-12=KACC 18497=JCM 31612.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MH032761.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP027668.
Etymology: Gr. n. cathodos, way down, in the sense of a negatively charged electrode; Gr. adj. philos, friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. cathodiphilus, loving cathodes, referring to isolation of the type strain from cathodes of microbial fuel cell.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: KIM, S. J., AHN, J. H., HEO, J., CHO, H., WEON, H. Y., HONG, S. B., KIM, J. S. and KWON, S. W. 2018. Phreatobacter cathodiphilus sp. nov., isolated from a cathode of a microbial fuel cell. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2855-2859.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phreatobacter oligotrophus Tóth et al. 2014, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PI_21=DSM 25521=NCAIM B 02510.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE616165.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: Gr. adj. oligos, little, small; Gr. suff. trophos (from Gr. v. trepho, to feed), feeder; N.L. masc. adj. oligotrophus, growing with low nutrient concentrations.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: TÓTH, E. M., VENGRING, A., HOMONNAY, Z. G., KÉKI, ZS., SPRÖER, C., BORSODI, A. K., MÁRIALIGETI, K. and SCHUMANN, P. 2014. Phreatobacter oligotrophus gen. nov., sp. nov., an alphaproteobacterium isolated from ultrapure water of the water purification system of a power plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 839-845.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phreatobacter stygius Lee et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YC6-17=KCTC 52518=DSM 103734.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT719153.
Etymology: L. adj. stygius, of the Styx, Stygian, of the lower world, the site that the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: LEE, S. D., JOUNG, Y. and CHO, J. C. 2017. Phreatobacter stygius sp. nov., isolated from pieces of wood in a lava cave and emended description of the genus Phreatobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3296-3300.
Original article in IJSEM Online