Genus Sorangium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
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).
Sorangium (ex Jahn 1924) Reichenbach 2007, gen. nov., nom. rev. (Type genus of the suborder ¤ Sorangiineae corrig. Reichenbach 2007).
Type species: ¤ Sorangium cellulosum (Brockman 1989) Reichenbach 2007.
Synonym: "Sorangium" Jahn 1924.
Etymology: Gr. n. soros, heap, pile; Gr. neut. n. angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel; N.L. neut. n. Sorangium, piled up vessel.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Effective publication: REICHENBACH (H.): Genus VI. Sorangium (Jahn 1924) gen. nov., nom. rev. In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 1132-1136.
Validation List no. 115 in IJSEM Online
Sorangium ambruticinum Mohr et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Soce 176=DSM 53252=NCCB 100639.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG824979.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. ambruticinum, pertaining to ambruticin, strain produces ambruticin.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHR, K. I., WOLF, C., NUBEL, U., SZAFRANSKA, A. K., STEGLICH, M., HENNESSEN, F., GEMPERLEIN, K., KÄMPFER, P., MARTIN, K., MULLER, R. and WINK, J. 2018. A polyphasic approach leads to seven new species of the cellulose-decomposing genus Sorangium, Sorangium ambruticinum sp. nov., Sorangium arenae sp. nov., Sorangium bulgaricum sp. nov., Sorangium dawidii sp. nov., Sorangium kenyense sp. nov., Sorangium orientale sp. nov. and Sorangium reichenbachii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3576-3586.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sorangium arenae Mohr et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Soce 1078=DSM 105768=NCCB 100643.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG824983.
Etymology: L. gen. n. arenae, of sand.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHR, K. I., WOLF, C., NUBEL, U., SZAFRANSKA, A. K., STEGLICH, M., HENNESSEN, F., GEMPERLEIN, K., KÄMPFER, P., MARTIN, K., MULLER, R. and WINK, J. 2018. A polyphasic approach leads to seven new species of the cellulose-decomposing genus Sorangium, Sorangium ambruticinum sp. nov., Sorangium arenae sp. nov., Sorangium bulgaricum sp. nov., Sorangium dawidii sp. nov., Sorangium kenyense sp. nov., Sorangium orientale sp. nov. and Sorangium reichenbachii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3576-3586.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sorangium bulgaricum Mohr et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Soce 321=DSM 53339=NCCB 100640.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG824980.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. bulgaricum, Bulgarian.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHR, K. I., WOLF, C., NUBEL, U., SZAFRANSKA, A. K., STEGLICH, M., HENNESSEN, F., GEMPERLEIN, K., KÄMPFER, P., MARTIN, K., MULLER, R. and WINK, J. 2018. A polyphasic approach leads to seven new species of the cellulose-decomposing genus Sorangium, Sorangium ambruticinum sp. nov., Sorangium arenae sp. nov., Sorangium bulgaricum sp. nov., Sorangium dawidii sp. nov., Sorangium kenyense sp. nov., Sorangium orientale sp. nov. and Sorangium reichenbachii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3576-3586.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sorangium cellulosum (Brockman 1989) Reichenbach 2007, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) So ce1871 = CIP 109122 = DSM 14627 = JCM 12707.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU240497.
Basonym: ¤ Polyangium cellulosum (ex Imshenetski and Solntseva 1936) Brockman 1989.
Other synonyms: "Sorangium compositum" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1937, "Polyangium compositum" Thaxter 1904, "Sorangium compositum" Jahn 1924, "Sorangium nigrum" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1937, "Sorangium nigrescens" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1937.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Effective publication: REICHENBACH (H.): Genus VI. Sorangium (Jahn 1924) gen. nov., nom. rev. In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 1132-1136.
Validation List no. 115 in IJSEM Online
Note: The type strain CIP 109122 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 115 (footnote aa). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Validation List no. 115 in IJSEM Online
Sorangium dawidii Mohr et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Soce 362=DSM 105767=NCCB 100641=ERS2489000.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG824981.
Etymology: (N.L. gen. n. dawidii, named after Wolfgang Dawid, a German microbiologist who has made a significant contribution to our knowledge of Myxococcales.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHR, K. I., WOLF, C., NUBEL, U., SZAFRANSKA, A. K., STEGLICH, M., HENNESSEN, F., GEMPERLEIN, K., KÄMPFER, P., MARTIN, K., MULLER, R. and WINK, J. 2018. A polyphasic approach leads to seven new species of the cellulose-decomposing genus Sorangium, Sorangium ambruticinum sp. nov., Sorangium arenae sp. nov., Sorangium bulgaricum sp. nov., Sorangium dawidii sp. nov., Sorangium kenyense sp. nov., Sorangium orientale sp. nov. and Sorangium reichenbachii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3576-3586.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sorangium kenyense Mohr et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Soce 375=DSM 105741=NCCB 100642.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG824982.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. kenyense, of or belonging to Kenya.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHR, K. I., WOLF, C., NUBEL, U., SZAFRANSKA, A. K., STEGLICH, M., HENNESSEN, F., GEMPERLEIN, K., KÄMPFER, P., MARTIN, K., MULLER, R. and WINK, J. 2018. A polyphasic approach leads to seven new species of the cellulose-decomposing genus Sorangium, Sorangium ambruticinum sp. nov., Sorangium arenae sp. nov., Sorangium bulgaricum sp. nov., Sorangium dawidii sp. nov., Sorangium kenyense sp. nov., Sorangium orientale sp. nov. and Sorangium reichenbachii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3576-3586.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sorangium orientale Mohr et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Soce GT47=DSM 105742=NCCB 100638.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG824978.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. orientale, from the east.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHR, K. I., WOLF, C., NUBEL, U., SZAFRANSKA, A. K., STEGLICH, M., HENNESSEN, F., GEMPERLEIN, K., KÄMPFER, P., MARTIN, K., MULLER, R. and WINK, J. 2018. A polyphasic approach leads to seven new species of the cellulose-decomposing genus Sorangium, Sorangium ambruticinum sp. nov., Sorangium arenae sp. nov., Sorangium bulgaricum sp. nov., Sorangium dawidii sp. nov., Sorangium kenyense sp. nov., Sorangium orientale sp. nov. and Sorangium reichenbachii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3576-3586.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sorangium reichenbachii Mohr et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Soce 1828=DSM 105769=NCCB 100644.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG824984.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. reichenbachii, named after Hans Reichenbach, a German microbiologist who has made a significant contribution to our knowledge of Myxococcales.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MOHR, K. I., WOLF, C., NUBEL, U., SZAFRANSKA, A. K., STEGLICH, M., HENNESSEN, F., GEMPERLEIN, K., KÄMPFER, P., MARTIN, K., MULLER, R. and WINK, J. 2018. A polyphasic approach leads to seven new species of the cellulose-decomposing genus Sorangium, Sorangium ambruticinum sp. nov., Sorangium arenae sp. nov., Sorangium bulgaricum sp. nov., Sorangium dawidii sp. nov., Sorangium kenyense sp. nov., Sorangium orientale sp. nov. and Sorangium reichenbachii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3576-3586.
Original article in IJSEM Online