Genus Rhizomicrobium
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: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Rhizomicrobium Ueki et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rhizomicrobium palustre Ueki et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhiza, a root; N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Rhizomicrobium, microbe living in a root or rhizosphere.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 136. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2509-2510.
Effective publication: UEKI (A.), KODAMA (Y.), KAKU (N.), SHIROMURA (T.), SATOH (A.), WATANABE (K.) and UEKI (K.): Rhizomicrobium palustre gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, fermentative stalked bacterium in the class Alphaproteobacteria isolated from rice plant roots. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 56, 193-203.
Validation List no. 136 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online - Erratum Online
Rhizomicrobium electricum Kodama and Watanabe 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Mfc52 = JCM 15089 = KCTC 5806.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB365487.
Etymology: L. n. electrum, amber; L. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. electricum, referring to generation of electricity (a physical force so called because it first was generated by rubbing amber).
Valid publication: KODAMA (Y.) and WATANABE (K.): Rhizomicrobium electricum sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, fermentative, prosthecate bacterium isolated from a cellulose-fed microbial fuel cell. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1781-1785.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rhizomicrobium palustre Ueki et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A48 = DSM 19867 = JCM 14971.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB081581.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. palustre, marshy, swamp-inhabiting.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 136. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2509-2510.
Effective publication: UEKI (A.), KODAMA (Y.), KAKU (N.), SHIROMURA (T.), SATOH (A.), WATANABE (K.) and UEKI (K.): Rhizomicrobium palustre gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, fermentative stalked bacterium in the class Alphaproteobacteria isolated from rice plant roots. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 56, 193-203.
Validation List no. 136 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online - Erratum Online