Genus Phytohabitans
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Phytohabitans Inahashi et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Phytohabitans suffuscus Inahashi et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. phuton, plant; L. masc. n. habitans, inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. Phytohabitans, plant-inhabitant, a bacterium isolated from plants.
Valid publication: INAHASHI (Y.), MATSUMOTO (A.), DANBARA (H.),ŌMURA (S.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Phytohabitans suffuscus gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete of the family Micromonosporaceae isolated from plant roots. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2652-2658.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Phytohabitans Inahashi et al. 2010 emend. Inahashi et al. 2012.
Reference: INAHASHI (Y.), MATSUMOTO (A.), ŌMURA (S.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Phytohabitans flavus sp. nov., Phytohabitans rumicis sp. nov. and Phytohabitans houttuyneae sp. nov., isolated from plant roots, and emended description of the genus Phytohabitans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2717-2723.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phytohabitans flavus Inahashi et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K09-0627 = DSM 45551 = JCM 17387 = NBRC 107702.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB663558.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow, referring to colour of the colonies.
Valid publication: INAHASHI (Y.), MATSUMOTO (A.), ŌMURA (S.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Phytohabitans flavus sp. nov., Phytohabitans rumicis sp. nov. and Phytohabitans houttuyneae sp. nov., isolated from plant roots, and emended description of the genus Phytohabitans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2717-2723.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phytohabitans houttuyneae Inahashi et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K11-0057 = BCC 48147 = JCM 17830 = NBRC 108639.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB663560.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. houttuyneae, of Houttuynea, referring to the isolation of the strain from Houttuynea cordata.
Valid publication: INAHASHI (Y.), MATSUMOTO (A.), ŌMURA (S.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Phytohabitans flavus sp. nov., Phytohabitans rumicis sp. nov. and Phytohabitans houttuyneae sp. nov., isolated from plant roots, and emended description of the genus Phytohabitans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2717-2723.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phytohabitans kaempferiae Niemhom et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KK1-3=BCC 66360=NBRC 110005.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC031774.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. kaempferiae, of Kaempferia, referring to the generic name of Kaempferia larsenii from which the strain is isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: NIEMHOM, N., CHUTRAKUL, C., SURIYACHADKUN, C. and THAWAI, C. 2016. Phytohabitans kaempferiae sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from the leaf of Kaempferia larsenii Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2917-2922.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phytohabitans rumicis Inahashi et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K11-0047 = BCC 48146 = JCM 17829 = NBRC 108638.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB663559.
Etymology: L. n. rumex -icis, sorrel and also a scientific genus name; L. gen. n. rumicis, of sorrel, isolated from Rumex acetosa.
Valid publication: INAHASHI (Y.), MATSUMOTO (A.), ŌMURA (S.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Phytohabitans flavus sp. nov., Phytohabitans rumicis sp. nov. and Phytohabitans houttuyneae sp. nov., isolated from plant roots, and emended description of the genus Phytohabitans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2717-2723.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phytohabitans suffuscus Inahashi et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K07-0523 = DSM 45306 = NBRC 105367.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB490769.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. suffuscus, brownish, named after the brownish colour of the vegetative mycelium.
Valid publication: INAHASHI (Y.), MATSUMOTO (A.), DANBARA (H.),ŌMURA (S.) and TAKAHASHI (Y.): Phytohabitans suffuscus gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete of the family Micromonosporaceae isolated from plant roots. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2652-2658.
Original article in IJSEM Online