Genus Skermanella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Skermanella Sly and Stackebrandt 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Skermanella parooensis (Skerman et al. 1983) Sly and Stackebrandt 1999.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Skermanella, named after V.B.D. Skerman who first isolated this bacterium, and in honour of his contribution to bacterial systematics.
Valid publication: SLY (L.I.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Description of Skermanella parooensis gen. nov., sp. nov. to accommodate Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis following the transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 541-544.
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→ Skermanella Sly and Stackebrandt 1999 emend. Weon et al. 2007.
Reference: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), HONG (S.B.), JOA (J.H.), NAM (S.S.), LEE (K.H.) and KWON (S.W.): Skermanella aerolata sp. nov., isolated from air, and emended description of the genus Skermanella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1539-1542.
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→ Skermanella Sly and Stackebrandt 1999 emend. Luo et al. 2012.
Reference: LUO (G.), SHI (Z.), WANG (H.) and WANG (G.): Skermanella stibiiresistens sp. nov., a highly antimony-resistant bacterium isolated from coal-mining soil, and emended description of the genus Skermanella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1271-1276.
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Skermanella aerolata Weon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5416T-32 = DSM 18479 = KACC 11604.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ672568.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer aeros, air; L. part. adj. latus, carried; N.L. fem. part. adj. aerolata, airborne.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), HONG (S.B.), JOA (J.H.), NAM (S.S.), LEE (K.H.) and KWON (S.W.): Skermanella aerolata sp. nov., isolated from air, and emended description of the genus Skermanella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1539-1542.
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Skermanella parooensis (Skerman et al. 1983) Sly and Stackebrandt 1999, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ACM 2042 = CIP 106994 = DSM 9527 = UQM 2042.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X90760.
Basonym: ¤ Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis Skerman et al. 1983.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. parooensis, belonging/pertaining to the Paroo, referring to the Paroo Channel in southwest Queensland, Australia, the source of the water from which the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: SLY (L.I.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Description of Skermanella parooensis gen. nov., sp. nov. to accommodate Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis following the transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 541-544.
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Note: Skermanella parooensis is a new combination not a new species as cited in the paper by Sly and Stackebrandt 1999.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2, of the IJSB. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 937-939.
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Skermanella rosea Subhash et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M1=KEMB 2255-458=JCM 31276.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT545982.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rosea, rose-coloured, pink, referring to the colour of the colonies.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SUBHASH, Y. and LEE, S. S. 2016. Skermanella rosea sp. nov., isolated from hydrocarbon-contaminated desert sands. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3951-3956.
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Skermanella stibiiresistens Luo et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SB22 = CGMCC 1.10751 = KCTC 23364.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ315828.
Etymology: L. n. stibium, antimony; L. part. adj. resistens, resisting; N.L. part. adj. stibiiresistens, antimony resisting.
Valid publication: LUO (G.), SHI (Z.), WANG (H.) and WANG (G.): Skermanella stibiiresistens sp. nov., a highly antimony-resistant bacterium isolated from coal-mining soil, and emended description of the genus Skermanella. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1271-1276.
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Skermanella xinjiangensis An et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 10-1-101 = CCTCC AB 207153 = NRRL B-51273.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU586202.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. xinjiangensis, pertaining to Xinjiang, an autonomous region in north-west China.
Valid publication: AN (H.), ZHANG (L.), TANG (Y.), LUO (X.), SUN (T.), LI (Y.), WANG (Y.), DAI (J.) and FANG (C.): Skermanella xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from the desert of Xinjiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1531-1534.
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