Genus Pontivivens
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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").
Pontivivens Park et al. 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pontivivens insulae Park et al. 2015.
Etymology: L. n. pontus, the sea; L. part. adj. vivens, living; N.L. part. adj. Pontivivens, living in the sea.
Valid publication: PARK, S., WON, S. M., PARK, J. M., JUNG, Y. T. and YOON, J. H. 2015. Pontivivens insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2896-2902.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pontivivens insulae Park et al. 2015, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GYSW-23=KCTC 42458=CECT 8812.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP662553.
Etymology: L. gen. n. insulae, of an island, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: PARK, S., WON, S. M., PARK, J. M., JUNG, Y. T. and YOON, J. H. 2015. Pontivivens insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2896-2902.
Original article in IJSEM Online