Genus Thalassobacter
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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").
Thalassobacter Macián et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thalassobacter stenotrophicus Macián et al. 2005.
Etymology: Gr. n. thalassa, the sea; N.L. masc. n. bacter (from Gr. fem. n. bakteria), staff, cane; N.L. masc. n. Thalassobacter, a bacterium of the sea.
Valid publication: MACIÁN (M.C.), ARAHAL (D.R.), GARAY (E.), LUDWIG (W.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.) and PUJALTE (M.J.): Thalassobacter stenotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine α-proteobacterium isolated from Mediterranean sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 105-110.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Thalassobacter Macián et al. 2005 emend. Pujalte et al. 2005.
Reference: PUJALTE (M.J.), MACIÁN (M.C.), ARAHAL (D.R.) and GARAY (E.): Thalassobacter stenotrophicus Macián et al. 2005 is a later synonym of Jannaschia cystaugens Adachi et al. 2004, with emended description of the genus Thalassobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1959-1963.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thalassobacter arenae Kim et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GA2-M15 = DSM 19593 = KACC 12675.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU342372.
Etymology: L. gen. n. arenae, of sand.
Valid publication: KIM (B.Y.), WEON (H.Y.), SON (J.A.), LEE (C.M.), HONG (S.B.), JEON (Y.A.), KOO (B.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Thalassobacter arenae sp. nov., isolated from sea sand in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 487-490.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Litoreibacter arenae (Kim et al. 2009) Kim et al. 2012, comb. nov.
Thalassobacter stenotrophicus Macián et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5SM22 = CECT 5294 = DSM 16310.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ631302.
Etymology: Gr. adj. stenos, narrow; Gr. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending, feeding; N.L. masc. adj. stenotrophicus, feeding on a narrow range of compounds.
Valid publication: MACIÁN (M.C.), ARAHAL (D.R.), GARAY (E.), LUDWIG (W.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.) and PUJALTE (M.J.): Thalassobacter stenotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine α-proteobacterium isolated from Mediterranean sea water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 105-110.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: A polyphasic taxonomic approach reveals that the type strains of Thalassobacter stenotrophicus Macián et al. 2005 and ¤ Jannaschia cystaugens Adachi et al. 2004 were highly similar and should be considered members of the same species. According to Rules 15 and 17, Pujalte et al. 2005 propose the unification of the two species Thalassobacter stenotrophicus and ¤ Jannaschia cystaugens as Thalassobacter stenotrophicus.
Reference: PUJALTE (M.J.), MACIÁN (M.C.), ARAHAL (D.R.) and GARAY (E.): Thalassobacter stenotrophicus Macián et al. 2005 is a later synonym of Jannaschia cystaugens Adachi et al. 2004, with emended description of the genus Thalassobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1959-1963.
Original article in IJSEM Online