Genus Pontibacterium
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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").
Pontibacterium Hyeon et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pontibacterium granulatum Hyeon et al. 2017.
Etymology: L. n. pontus, the sea; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Pontibacterium, a rod-shaped bacterium isolated from a marine environment.
Valid publication: HYEON, J. W., KIM, K. H., CHUN, B. H. and JEON, C. O. 2017. Pontibacterium granulatum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3784-3790.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pontibacterium granulatum Hyeon et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A-1=KACC 18119=JCM 30136.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY658457.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. granulatum, granulated, containing granules inside cells.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: HYEON, J. W., KIM, K. H., CHUN, B. H. and JEON, C. O. 2017. Pontibacterium granulatum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3784-3790.
Original article in IJSEM Online