Genus Runella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Runella Larkin and Williams 1978, genus.
Type species: ¤ Runella slithyformis Larkin and Williams 1978 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: M.E. n. rune, a runic letter (an ancient alphabet); L. fem. suff. -ella, diminutive ending; N.L. fem. n. Runella, intended to mean that which resembles figures of the runic alphabet.
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: LARKIN (J.M.) and WILLIAMS (P.M.): Runella slithyformis gen. nov., sp. nov. a curved, nonflexible, pink bacterium. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1978, 28, 32-36.
Runella defluvii Lu et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EMB13 = DSM 17976 = KCTC 12614.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ372980.
Etymology: L. gen. n. defluvii, of sewage.
Valid publication: LU (S.), LEE (J.R.), RYU (S.H.), CHUNG (B.S.), CHOE (W.S.) and JEON (C.O.): Runella defluvii sp. nov., isolated from a domestic wastewater treatment plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2600-2603.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Runella limosa Ryu et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EMB111 = DSM 17973 = KCTC 12615.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ372985.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. limosa, muddy, pertaining to sludge, the natural habitat of the species.
Valid publication: RYU (S.H.), NGUYEN (T.T.H.), PARK (W.), KIM (C.J.) and JEON (C.O.): Runella limosa sp. nov., isolated from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2757-2759.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Runella palustris Kim et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HMF3829=KCTC 42850=CECT 8978.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT273904.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. palustris, marshy, swampy or muddy, living in marshes.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: KIM, H., KANG, H., JOUNG, Y. and JOH, K. 2017. Runella palustris sp. nov., isolated from wetland freshwater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 676-680.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Runella slithyformis Larkin and Williams 1978, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 29530= DSM 19594 = LMG 11500.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M62786, CP002859 (complete genome).
Etymology: slithy, a nonsense word from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky for a fictional organism that is "slithy" (presumably a combination of slinky and lithe); L. adj. suffix -formis -is -e (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. fem. adj. slithyformis, slithy in form.
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: LARKIN (J.M.) and WILLIAMS (P.M.): Runella slithyformis gen. nov., sp. nov. a curved, nonflexible, pink bacterium. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1978, 28, 32-36.
Runella zeae Chelius et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NS12 = ATCC BAA-293 = LMG 21438.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF137381.
Etymology: L. n. zea, a kind of grain, spelt, and also a botanical genus name (Zea); L. gen. n. zeae, of Zea, named because the organism was isolated from maize, Zea mays.
Valid publication: CHELIUS (M.K.), HENN (J.A.) and TRIPLETT (E.W.): Runella zeae sp. nov., a novel Gram-negative bacterium from the stems of surface-sterilized Zea mays. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2061-2063.
Original article in IJSEM Online