Genus Serpentinicella
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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").
Serpentinicella Mei et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Serpentinicella alkaliphila Mei et al. 2016.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. serpentinum, serpentine; L. fem. n. cella, a cell; N.L. fem. n. Serpentinicella, a cell from serpentine.
Valid publication: MEI, N., POSTEC, A., ERAUSO, G., JOSEPH, M., PELLETIER, B., PAYRI, C., OLLIVIER, B. and QUEMENEUR, M. 2016. Serpentinicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from the serpentinite-hosted Prony hydrothermal field, New Caledonia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4464-4470.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Serpentinicella alkaliphila Mei et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) 3b=DSM 100013=JCM 30645.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KR349722.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, alkali; Gr. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: MEI, N., POSTEC, A., ERAUSO, G., JOSEPH, M., PELLETIER, B., PAYRI, C., OLLIVIER, B. and QUEMENEUR, M. 2016. Serpentinicella alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from the serpentinite-hosted Prony hydrothermal field, New Caledonia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4464-4470.
Original article in IJSEM Online