Genus Symbiobacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
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).
Symbiobacterium Ohno et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Symbiobacterium thermophilum Ohno et al. 2000.
Etymology: Gr. adj. symbios, living together, symbiotic; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Symbiobacterium, symbiotic small rod, referring to the growth dependence upon co-culture with other bacteria.
Valid publication: OHNO (M.), SHIRATORI (H.), PARK (M.J.), SAITOH (Y.), KUMON (Y.), YAMASHITA (N.), HIRATA (A.), NISHIDA (H.), UEDA (K.) and BEPPU (T.): Symbiobacterium thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a symbiotic thermophile that depends on co-culture with a Bacillus strain for growth. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1829-1832.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Symbiobacterium Ohno et al. 2000 emend. Shiratori-takano et al. 2014.
Reference: SHIRATORI-TAKANO, H., AKITA, K., YAMADA, K., ITOH, T., SUGIHARA, T., BEPPU, T. and UEDA, K. 2014. Description of Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae sp. nov., Symbiobacterium turbinis sp. nov. and Symbiobacterium terraclitae sp. nov., isolated from shellfish, emended description of the genus Symbiobacterium and proposal of Symbiobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3375-3383.
Original article.
Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae Shiratori-takano et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KY38=DSM 27624=KCTC 4567=JCM 15048.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB361629.
Etymology: L. fem. n. ostrea, oyster; L. fem. n. concha, a shell; N.L. fem. gen. n. ostreiconchae, of an oyster shell.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: SHIRATORI-TAKANO, H., AKITA, K., YAMADA, K., ITOH, T., SUGIHARA, T., BEPPU, T. and UEDA, K. 2014. Description of Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae sp. nov., Symbiobacterium turbinis sp. nov. and Symbiobacterium terraclitae sp. nov., isolated from shellfish, emended description of the genus Symbiobacterium and proposal of Symbiobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3375-3383.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Symbiobacterium terraclitae Shiratori-takano et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KA13=DSM 27138=KCTC 4569=JCM 15997.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB455239.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. terraclitae, of Terraclita, a zoological genus name, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the barnacle species Terraclita japonica.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: SHIRATORI-TAKANO, H., AKITA, K., YAMADA, K., ITOH, T., SUGIHARA, T., BEPPU, T. and UEDA, K. 2014. Description of Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae sp. nov., Symbiobacterium turbinis sp. nov. and Symbiobacterium terraclitae sp. nov., isolated from shellfish, emended description of the genus Symbiobacterium and proposal of Symbiobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3375-3383.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Symbiobacterium thermophilum Ohno et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T = IAM 14863 = JCM 14929.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AP006840.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat: N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. thermophilum, heat-loving, referring to the optimum growth at a high temperature.
Valid publication: OHNO (M.), SHIRATORI (H.), PARK (M.J.), SAITOH (Y.), KUMON (Y.), YAMASHITA (N.), HIRATA (A.), NISHIDA (H.), UEDA (K.) and BEPPU (T.): Symbiobacterium thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a symbiotic thermophile that depends on co-culture with a Bacillus strain for growth. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1829-1832.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Symbiobacterium turbinis Shiratori-takano et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KY46=DSM 27625=KCTC 4568=JCM 15996.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB455238.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. turbinis, of Turbo, a zoological genus name, referring to the isolation of the type strain from the turban shell species Turbo cornutus.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: SHIRATORI-TAKANO, H., AKITA, K., YAMADA, K., ITOH, T., SUGIHARA, T., BEPPU, T. and UEDA, K. 2014. Description of Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae sp. nov., Symbiobacterium turbinis sp. nov. and Symbiobacterium terraclitae sp. nov., isolated from shellfish, emended description of the genus Symbiobacterium and proposal of Symbiobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3375-3383.
Original article in IJSEM Online