Genus Prosthecomicrobium
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: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Prosthecomicrobium Staley 1968, genus.
Type species: ¤ Prosthecomicrobium pneumaticum Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. prosthêkê, appendage; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Prosthecomicrobium, appendage (-bearing) microbe.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium, new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1968, 95, 1921-1942.
→ Prosthecomicrobium Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Staley 1984.
Reference: STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium hirschii, a new species in a redefined genus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 304-308.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Prosthecomicrobium consociatum Vasil'eva et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: strain 11 = CCM 7594 = VKM B-2498.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ560750.
Etymology: L. part. neut. adj. consociatum, associated; intended to mean growth in a community with cellulose degrading bacteria.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Effective publication: VASIL'EVA (L.V.), SEMENOV (A.M.) and GINIYATULLINA (A.I.): A new species of soil bacteria of the genus Prosthecomicrobium. Microbiology, 1991, 60, 243-250 (English translation of Mikrobiologiya, 1991, 60, 350-359).
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online
Note: The culture collection accession numbers VKM B-2498 and CCM 7594 have been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 127 (footnote ††). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Bauldia consociata (Vasil'eva et al. 2009) Yee et al. 2010, comb. nov.
Prosthecomicrobium enhydrum Staley 1968, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 9b = ATCC 23634= JCM 21106 = NBRC 102409 = VKM B-1376.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ221761.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. enhydrum (from Gr. neut. adj. enudron, living in or by water), living in water, aquatic.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium, new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1968, 95, 1921-1942.
→ ¤ Vasilyevaea enhydra (Staley 1968) Yee et al. 2010, comb. nov.
Prosthecomicrobium hirschii Staley 1984, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 16 = ATCC 27832.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM037994.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. hirschii, of Hirsch; named in honor of P. Hirsch, an authority on budding bacteria.
Valid publication: STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium hirschii, a new species in a redefined genus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 304-308.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Prosthecomicrobium litoralum Bauld et al. 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 524-16 = ATCC 35022= NCIB 2233.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ221764.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. litoralum (from L. neut. adj. litorale), of or belonging to the sea-shore.
Valid publication: BAULD (J.), BIGFORD (R.) and STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium litoralum, a new species from marine habitats. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 613-617.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Bauldia litoralis (Bauld et al. 1983) Yee et al. 2010, comb. nov.
Prosthecomicrobium mishustinii Vasil'eva et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: strain 17 = CCM 7569 = VKM B-2499.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ560749.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. mishustinii, of Mishustin, a famous Russian soil microbiologist.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Effective publication: VASIL'EVA (L.V.), SEMENOV (A.M.) and GINIYATULLINA (A.I.): A new species of soil bacteria of the genus Prosthecomicrobium. Microbiology, 1991, 60, 243-250 (English translation of Mikrobiologiya, 1991, 60, 350-359).
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online
Note: The culture collection accession numbers VKM B-2499 and CCM 7569 have been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 127 (footnote ‡‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Vasilyevaea mishustinii (Vasil'eva et al. 2009) Yee et al. 2010, comb. nov.
Prosthecomicrobium pneumaticum Staley 1968, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 23633= VKM B-1389.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB017203.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. pneumaticum (from Gr. neut. adj. pneumatikon, of the nature of wind or air), inflated, containing gas vacuoles.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: STALEY (J.T.): Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium, new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 1968, 95, 1921-1942.