Genus Sterolibacterium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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").
Sterolibacterium Tarlera and Denner 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sterolibacterium denitrificans Tarlera and Denner 2003.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. sterolum, sterol; L. neut. n. bacterium, small rod; N.L. neut. n. Sterolibacterium, sterol-utilizing small rod.
Valid publication: TARLERA (S.) and DENNER (E.B.M.): Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the β-Proteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1085-1091.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sterolibacterium denitrificans Tarlera and Denner 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Chol-1S = ATCC BAA-354 = DSM 13999.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ306683.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Valid publication: TARLERA (S.) and DENNER (E.B.M.): Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the β-Proteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1085-1091.
Original article in IJSEM Online