Genus Roseisalinus
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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").
Roseisalinus Labrenz et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Roseisalinus antarcticus Labrenz et al. 2005.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Ris. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: L. adj. roseus, rose-coloured; L. adj. salinus, saline; N.L. masc. n. Roseisalinus, the rose-coloured bacterium depending on ions.
Valid publication: LABRENZ (M.), LAWSON (P.A.), TINDALL (B.J.), COLLINS (M.D.) and HIRSCH (P.): Roseisalinus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll α-producing α-proteobacterium isolated from hypersaline Ekho Lake, Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 41-47.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Roseisalinus antarcticus Labrenz et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EL-88 = DSM 11466 = CECT 7023.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ605747.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. antarcticus, southern, and by extension pertaining to Antarctic.
Valid publication: LABRENZ (M.), LAWSON (P.A.), TINDALL (B.J.), COLLINS (M.D.) and HIRSCH (P.): Roseisalinus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll α-producing α-proteobacterium isolated from hypersaline Ekho Lake, Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 41-47.
Original article in IJSEM Online