Genus Schlegelella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Schlegelella Elbanna et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Schlegelella thermodepolymerans Elbanna et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Schlegelella, named in honour of H. G. Schlegel, a pioneer in PHA research.
Valid publication: ELBANNA (K.), LÜTKE-EVERSLOH (T.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), MERGAERT (J.), SWINGS (J.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Schlegelella thermodepolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium that degrades poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-mercaptopropionate). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1165-1168.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Lütke-Eversloh et al. 2004, Schlegelella Elbanna et al. 2003 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Caenibacterium Manaia et al. 2003.
Reference: LÜTKE-EVERSLOH (T.), ELBANNA (K.), CNOCKAERT (M.C.), MERGAERT (J.), SWINGS (J.), MANAIA (C.M.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Caenibacterium thermophilum is a later synonym of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1933-1935.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Schlegelella aquatica Chou et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) wcf1 = BCRC 17557 = LMG 23380.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatica, living in water.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ417336.
Reference: CHOU (Y.J.), SHEU (S.Y.), SHEU (D.S.), WANG (J.T.) and CHEN (W.M.): Schlegelella aquatica sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2793-2797.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Schlegelella thermodepolymerans Elbanna et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K14 = CCUG 50333 = DSM 15344 = LMG 21644.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY152824.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. v. depolymerare, to depolymerize; N.L. part. adj. thermodepolymerans, depolymerizing in the heat, referring to the ability to degrade poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) at high temperatures.
Valid publication: ELBANNA (K.), LÜTKE-EVERSLOH (T.), VAN TRAPPEN (S.), MERGAERT (J.), SWINGS (J.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Schlegelella thermodepolymerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium that degrades poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-mercaptopropionate). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1165-1168.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Schlegelella thermodepolymerans Elbanna et al. 2003 emend. Lütke-Eversloh et al. 2004.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K14 = CCUG 50333 = DSM 15344 = LMG 21644.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY152824.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. v. depolymerare, to depolymerize; N.L. part. adj. thermodepolymerans, depolymerizing in the heat, referring to the ability to degrade poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) at high temperatures.
Reference: LÜTKE-EVERSLOH (T.), ELBANNA (K.), CNOCKAERT (M.C.), MERGAERT (J.), SWINGS (J.), MANAIA (C.M.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Caenibacterium thermophilum is a later synonym of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1933-1935.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Lütke-Eversloh et al. 2004, Schlegelella thermodepolymerans Elbanna et al. 2003 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Caenibacterium thermophilum Manaia et al. 2003.
Reference: LÜTKE-EVERSLOH (T.), ELBANNA (K.), CNOCKAERT (M.C.), MERGAERT (J.), SWINGS (J.), MANAIA (C.M.) and STEINBÜCHEL (A.): Caenibacterium thermophilum is a later synonym of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1933-1935.
Original article in IJSEM Online