Genus Plantibacter
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Plantibacter Behrendt et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Plantibacter flavus Behrendt et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. fem. n. planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species (a sprout, shoot, twig, sprig, sucker, graft, scion, slip, cutting), a young plant; here intended to mean a plant; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Plantibacter, rod of/from plants.
Valid publication: BEHRENDT (U.), ULRICH (A.), SCHUMANN (P.), NAUMANN (D.) and SUZUKI (K.): Diversity of grass-associated Microbacteriaceae isolated from the phyllosphere and litter layer after mulching the sward; polyphasic characterization of Subtercola pratensis sp. nov., Curtobacterium herbarum sp. nov. and Plantibacter flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1441-1454.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Plantibacter auratus Lin and Yokota 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IAM 14817 = JCM 23192 = NBRC 15702 = NCIMB 9991.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB177868.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. auratus, gold-coloured, yellow.
Valid publication: LIN (Y.C.) and YOKOTA (A.): Plantibacter auratus sp. nov., in the family Microbacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2337-2339.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: On the NCBI Website (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/60677686), the type strain IAM 14817 is erroneously cited as IAM 18417.
Plantibacter flavus Behrendt et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P 297/02 = DSM 14012 = JCM 12144 = LMG 19919 = NBRC 103081.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ310417.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. flavus, golden yellow, reddish yellow, referring to the colony colour.
Valid publication: BEHRENDT (U.), ULRICH (A.), SCHUMANN (P.), NAUMANN (D.) and SUZUKI (K.): Diversity of grass-associated Microbacteriaceae isolated from the phyllosphere and litter layer after mulching the sward; polyphasic characterization of Subtercola pratensis sp. nov., Curtobacterium herbarum sp. nov. and Plantibacter flavus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1441-1454.
Original article in IJSEM Online