Genus Rubidibacter
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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").
Rubidibacter Choi et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rubidibacter lacunae Choi et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. adj. rubidus, red, reddish; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Rubidibacter, red-coloured rod.
Valid publication: CHOI (D.H.), NOH (J.H.), LEE (C.M.) and RHO (S.): Rubidibacter lacunae gen. nov., sp. nov., a unicellular, phycoerythrin-containing cyanobacterium isolated from seawater of Chuuk lagoon, Micronesia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2807-2811.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rubidibacter lacunae Choi et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KORDI 51-2 = KCTC 40015 = UTEX L2944.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF126149.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lacunae, a pool of water, of a pond.
Valid publication: CHOI (D.H.), NOH (J.H.), LEE (C.M.) and RHO (S.): Rubidibacter lacunae gen. nov., sp. nov., a unicellular, phycoerythrin-containing cyanobacterium isolated from seawater of Chuuk lagoon, Micronesia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2807-2811.
Original article in IJSEM Online