Genus Sungkyunkwania
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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").
Sungkyunkwania Yoon et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sungkyunkwania multivorans Yoon et al. 2013.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Sungkyunkwania, named after Sungkyunkwan University, where taxonomic studies of this taxon were performed.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), GYEONG (H.R.) and KIM (S.I.): Sungkyunkwania multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater from a seaweed farm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1995-2001.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sungkyunkwania multivorans Yoon et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PDB-16 = CCUG 62952 = KCTC 32138.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ911704.
Etymology: L. adj. multus, many; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, eating; N.L. part. adj. multivorans, devouring many polysaccharides.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), GYEONG (H.R.) and KIM (S.I.): Sungkyunkwania multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from seawater from a seaweed farm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1995-2001.
Original article in IJSEM Online