Genus Subsaximicrobium
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Subsaximicrobium Bowman and Nichols 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Subsaximicrobium wynnwilliamsii Bowman and Nichols 2005.
Etymology: L. pref. sub, below; L. neut. n. saxum, stone; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Subsaximicrobium, microbe living below stone.
Valid publication: BOWMAN (J.P.) and NICHOLS (D.S.): Novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae from Antarctic maritime habitats including Subsaximicrobium wynnwilliamsii gen. nov., sp. nov., Subsaximicrobium saxinquilinus sp. nov., Subsaxibacter broadyi gen. nov., sp. nov., Lacinutrix copepodicola gen. nov., sp. nov., and novel species of the genera Bizionia, Gelidibacter and Gillisia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1471-1486.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Subsaximicrobium saxinquilinus Bowman and Nichols 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Y4-5 = ACAM 1063 = CIP 108526.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY693998.
Etymology: L. neut. n. saxum, stone; L. masc. n. inquilinus, the denizen; N.L. masc. n. saxinquilinus, the denizen of stone.
Valid publication: BOWMAN (J.P.) and NICHOLS (D.S.): Novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae from Antarctic maritime habitats including Subsaximicrobium wynnwilliamsii gen. nov., sp. nov., Subsaximicrobium saxinquilinus sp. nov., Subsaxibacter broadyi gen. nov., sp. nov., Lacinutrix copepodicola gen. nov., sp. nov., and novel species of the genera Bizionia, Gelidibacter and Gillisia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1471-1486.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Subsaximicrobium wynnwilliamsii Bowman and Nichols 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G#7 = ACAM 1070 = CIP 108525.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY693997.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. wynnwilliamsii, of Wynn-Williams, named in honour of D.D. Wynn-Williams, Bristish Antarctic microbiologist.
Valid publication: BOWMAN (J.P.) and NICHOLS (D.S.): Novel members of the family Flavobacteriaceae from Antarctic maritime habitats including Subsaximicrobium wynnwilliamsii gen. nov., sp. nov., Subsaximicrobium saxinquilinus sp. nov., Subsaxibacter broadyi gen. nov., sp. nov., Lacinutrix copepodicola gen. nov., sp. nov., and novel species of the genera Bizionia, Gelidibacter and Gillisia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1471-1486.
Original article in IJSEM Online