Genus Pontibaca
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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
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