Genus Ponticaulis
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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").
Ponticaulis Kang and Lee 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ponticaulis koreensis Kang and Lee 2009.
Etymology: L. n. pontus, the sea; L. masc. n. caulis, a stalk, referring to a prostheca; N.L. masc. n. Ponticaulis, stalk from the sea.
Valid publication: KANG (H.S.) and LEE (S.D.): Ponticaulis koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Hyphomonadaceae isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2951-2955.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ponticaulis koreensis Kang and Lee 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GSW-23 = DSM 19734 = JCM 14975 = KCTC 22146.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FM202497.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KANG (H.S.) and LEE (S.D.): Ponticaulis koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Hyphomonadaceae isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2951-2955.
Original article in IJSEM Online