Genus Segniliparus
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Segniliparus Butler et al. 2005, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Segniliparaceae Butler et al. 2005).
Type species: ¤ Segniliparus rotundus Butler et al. 2005.
Etymology: L. adj. segnis, slow; Gr. adj. liparos, fat, fatty; N.L. masc. n. Segniliparus, the slow fatty one, the one with slow fats, to indicate the possession of slowly reacting fatty acids, i.e. late-eluting mycolic acids detected with HPLC.
Valid publication: BUTLER (W.R.), FLOYD (M.M.), BROWN (J.M.), TONEY (S.R.), DANESHVAR (M.I.), COOKSEY (R.C.), CARR (J.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.) and CHARLES (N.): Novel mycolic acid-containing bacteria in the family Segniliparaceae fam. nov., including the genus Segniliparus gen. nov., with descriptions of Segniliparus rotundus sp. nov. and Segniliparus rugosus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1615-1624.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Segniliparus rotundus Butler et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CDC 1076 = ATCC BAA-972 = CIP 108378 = DSM 44985 = JCM 13578.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001958 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. rotundus, rounded, referring to the smooth, round-domed colony forms.
Valid publication: BUTLER (W.R.), FLOYD (M.M.), BROWN (J.M.), TONEY (S.R.), DANESHVAR (M.I.), COOKSEY (R.C.), CARR (J.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.) and CHARLES (N.): Novel mycolic acid-containing bacteria in the family Segniliparaceae fam. nov., including the genus Segniliparus gen. nov., with descriptions of Segniliparus rotundus sp. nov. and Segniliparus rugosus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1615-1624.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Segniliparus rugosus Butler et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CDC 945 = ATCC BAA-974 = CIP 108380 = JCM 13579.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY608920.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. rugosus, wrinkled, in reference to the wrinkled-rough colony morphology.
Valid publication: BUTLER (W.R.), FLOYD (M.M.), BROWN (J.M.), TONEY (S.R.), DANESHVAR (M.I.), COOKSEY (R.C.), CARR (J.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.) and CHARLES (N.): Novel mycolic acid-containing bacteria in the family Segniliparaceae fam. nov., including the genus Segniliparus gen. nov., with descriptions of Segniliparus rotundus sp. nov. and Segniliparus rugosus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1615-1624.
Original article in IJSEM Online