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Genus Pontibaca

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: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

 

Pontibaca Kim et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pontibaca methylaminivorans Kim et al. 2010.
Etymology: L. n. pontus, the sea; L. fem. n. baca, a berry, especially an olive; N.L. fem. n. Pontibaca, olive-shaped (bacterium) of the sea.
Valid publication: KIM (K.K.), LEE (J.S.), LEE (K.C.), OH (H.M.) and KIM (S.G.): Pontibaca methylaminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2170-2175.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Pontibaca methylaminivorans Kim et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GRP21 = DSM 21219 = KCTC 22497.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ505788.
Etymology: N.L. n. methyl, the methyl radical, the methyl group; N.L. n. aminum, the amine group; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. methylaminivorans, degrading methylated amines.
Valid publication: KIM (K.K.), LEE (J.S.), LEE (K.C.), OH (H.M.) and KIM (S.G.): Pontibaca methylaminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2170-2175.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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