Genus Saccharophagus
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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").
Saccharophagus Ekborg et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Saccharophagus degradans Ekborg et al. 2005.
Etymology: Gr. n. saccharon, sugar; N.L. masc. adj. phagus (from Gr. masc. adj. phagos), glutton; N.L. masc. n. Saccharophagus, sugar-devourer.
Valid publication: EKBORG (N.A.), GONZALEZ (J.M.), HOWARD (M.B.), TAYLOR (L.E.), HUTCHESON (S.W.) and WEINER (R.M.): Saccharophagus degradans gen. nov., sp. nov., a versatile marine degrader of complex polysaccharides. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1545-1549.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Saccharophagus degradans Ekborg et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 2-40 = ATCC 43961= DSM 17024.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF055269.
Etymology: L. part. adj. degradans, bringing back into the former order, used to refer to the ability of the type strain to degrade several complex carbohydrates.
Valid publication: EKBORG (N.A.), GONZALEZ (J.M.), HOWARD (M.B.), TAYLOR (L.E.), HUTCHESON (S.W.) and WEINER (R.M.): Saccharophagus degradans gen. nov., sp. nov., a versatile marine degrader of complex polysaccharides. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1545-1549.
Original article in IJSEM Online