Genus Soonwooa
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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").
Soonwooa Joung et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Soonwooa buanensis Joung et al. 2010.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Soonwooa, named in memory of Professor Soon-Woo Hong, a microbiologist who founded the first university microbiology department in Korea.
Valid publication: JOUNG (Y.), SONG (J.), LEE (K.), OH (H.M.), JOH (K.) and CHO (J.C.): Soonwooa buanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2061-2065.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Soonwooa buanensis Joung et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HM0024 = CECT 7503 = KCTC 22689.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ713810.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. buanensis, pertaining to Buan beach, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: JOUNG (Y.), SONG (J.), LEE (K.), OH (H.M.), JOH (K.) and CHO (J.C.): Soonwooa buanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2061-2065.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Soonwooa purpurea Sirra et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) I54=KCTC 52722=JCM 31880.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT717348.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. purpurea, vermillion, crimson referring to the pink-red pigment produced by the strain.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: SIRRA, M. R. S., PADAKANDLA, S. R. and CHAE, J. C. 2017. Soonwooa purpurea sp. nov., isolated from a fresh water river. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 5193-5197.
Original article in IJSEM Online