Genus Polymorphobacter
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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").
Polymorphobacter Fukuda et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Polymorphobacter multimanifer Fukuda et al. 2014.
Etymology: Gr. adj. polumorphos, multiform; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. polymorphobacter, a polymorphic rod.
Valid publication: FUKUDA, W., CHINO, Y., ARAKI, S., KONDO, Y., IMANAKA, H., KANAI, T., ATOMI, H. and IMANAKA, T. 2014. Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from antarctic white rock. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2034-2040.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Polymorphobacter Fukuda et al. 2014 emend. Jia et al. 2015.
Reference: JIA, L., FENG, X., ZHENG, Z., HAN, L., HOU, X., LU, Z. and LV, J. 2015. Polymorphobacter fuscus sp. nov., isolated from permafrost soil, and emended description of the genus Polymorphobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3920-3925.
Original article.
Polymorphobacter fuscus Jia et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D40P=CGMCC 1.12714=JCM 19740.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF737330.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fuscus, brown, referring to the colour of the colonies.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: JIA, L., FENG, X., ZHENG, Z., HAN, L., HOU, X., LU, Z. and LV, J. 2015. Polymorphobacter fuscus sp. nov., isolated from permafrost soil, and emended description of the genus Polymorphobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3920-3925.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Polymorphobacter multimanifer Fukuda et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 262-7=JCM 18140=ATCC BAA-2413.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB649056.
Etymology: L. adj. multus, many; L. n. manus, hand; L. suff. -fer (from L. v. fero), bearing, carrying, producing; N.L. masc. adj. n. multimanifer, many hands bearer, referring to tentacle-like projections.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: FUKUDA, W., CHINO, Y., ARAKI, S., KONDO, Y., IMANAKA, H., KANAI, T., ATOMI, H. and IMANAKA, T. 2014. Polymorphobacter multimanifer gen. nov., sp. nov., a polymorphic bacterium isolated from antarctic white rock. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2034-2040.
Original article in IJSEM Online