Genus Salinactinospora
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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").
Salinactinospora Chang et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Salinactinospora qingdaonensis Chang et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. adj. salinus, saline; Gr. n. actis actinos, a ray; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed; N.L. fem. n. Salinactinospora, an actinomycete originating from a saline habitat.
Valid publication: CHANG (X.), LIU (W.) and ZHANG (X.H.): Salinactinospora qingdaonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic actinomycete isolated from a salt pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 954-959.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The type species is not cited in the genus description (protologue). However, according to Rule 20c, the type species must be ¤ Salinactinospora qingdaonensis Chang et al. 2012.
Salinactinospora qingdaonensis Chang et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CXB832 = DSM 45442 = LMG 25567.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU253338.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. qingdaonensis, of or pertaining to Qingdao, a city in the coastal region of East China, from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: CHANG (X.), LIU (W.) and ZHANG (X.H.): Salinactinospora qingdaonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic actinomycete isolated from a salt pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 954-959.
Original article in IJSEM Online