Genus Siphonobacter
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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").
Siphonobacter Táncsics et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Siphonobacter aquaeclarae Táncsics et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. siphô –ônos, tube, pipe; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Siphonobacter, rod-shaped bacterium from a pipeline, referring to the source of isolation of the type strain of the type species.
Valid publication: TÁNCSICS (A.), KÉKI (Z.), MÁRIALIGETI (K.), SCHUMANN (P.) and TÓTH (E.M.): Siphonobacter aquaeclarae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family ‘Flexibacteraceae’, phylum Bacteroidetes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2567-2571.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Siphonobacter aquaeclarae Táncsics et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P2 = DSM 21668 = NCAIM B 02328.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ177421.
Etymology: L. n. aqua –ae, water; L. adj. clarus –a –um, clear, bright; N.L. gen. n. aquaeclarae, of/from a clear water.
Valid publication: TÁNCSICS (A.), KÉKI (Z.), MÁRIALIGETI (K.), SCHUMANN (P.) and TÓTH (E.M.): Siphonobacter aquaeclarae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family ‘Flexibacteraceae’, phylum Bacteroidetes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2567-2571.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Siphonobacter curvatus Lee and Jeon 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HR-U=KACC 19409=JCM 32267.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MF682433.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: PTRA00000000.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. curvatus, bended, curved, referring to the curved shape of the cell.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: LEE, Y. and JEON, C. O. 2018. Siphonobacter curvatus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater river. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1925-1929.
Original article in IJSEM Online