Genus Tropicibacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Tropicibacter Harwati et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tropicibacter naphthalenivorans Harwati et al. 2009.
Etymology: L. adj. tropicus, tropical, pertaining to the tropical zone of the Earth; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Tropicibacter, a rod belonging to the tropical zone.
Valid publication: HARWATI (T.U.), KASAI (Y.), KODAMA (Y.), SUSILANINGSIH (D.) and WATANABE (K.): Tropicibacter naphthalenivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 392-396.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Tropicibacter litoreus Lucena et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R37=CECT 7639=KCTC 23353.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE860713.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. litoreus, of the shore.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 155. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 1-5.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: LUCENA, T., RUVIRA, M. A., MACIÁN, M. C., PUJALTE, M. J. and ARAHAL, D. R. 2013. Description of Tropicibacter mediterraneus sp. nov. and Tropicibacter litoreus sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 36, 325-329.
Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Ruegeria litorea (Lucena et al. 2014) Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Tropicibacter mediterraneus Lucena et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M17=CECT 7615=KCTC 23058.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE860710.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. mediterraneus, pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 155. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 1-5.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: LUCENA, T., RUVIRA, M. A., MACIÁN, M. C., PUJALTE, M. J. and ARAHAL, D. R. 2013. Description of Tropicibacter mediterraneus sp. nov. and Tropicibacter litoreus sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 36, 325-329.
Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Ruegeria mediterranea (Lucena et al. 2014) Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Tropicibacter multivorans Lucena et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MD5 = CECT 7557 = KCTC 23350.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR727679.
Etymology: L. adj. multus, many, numerous; L. v. vorare, to devour, swallow; N.L. part. adj. multivorans, devouring many, referring to the utilization of numerous different substrates for growth.
Valid publication: LUCENA (T.), PUJALTE (M.J.), RUVIRA (M.A.), GARAY (E.), MACIÁN (M.C.) and ARAHAL (D.R.): Tropicibacter multivorans sp. nov., an aerobic alphaproteobacterium isolated from surface seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 844-848.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Epibacterium multivorans (Lucena et al. 2012) Wirth and Whitman 2018, comb. nov.
Tropicibacter naphthalenivorans Harwati et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C02 = DSM 19561 = JCM 14838.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB302370.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. naphthalenum, naphthalene; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. naphthalenivorans, degrading naphthalene.
Valid publication: HARWATI (T.U.), KASAI (Y.), KODAMA (Y.), SUSILANINGSIH (D.) and WATANABE (K.): Tropicibacter naphthalenivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 392-396.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Tropicibacter phthalicicus corrig. Iwaki et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KU27E1 = JCM 17793 = KCTC 23703.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB636139.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum phthalicum phthalic acid; L. masc. suff. -icus suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. phthalicicus belonging to phthalic acid, referring to the substrate phthalic acid that can be utilized by the species.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 146. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1443-1445.
Effective publication: IWAKI (H.), NISHIMURA (A.) and HASEGAWA (Y.): Tropicibacter phthalicus sp. nov., a phthalate-degrading bacterium from seawater. Curr. Microbiol., 2012, 64, 392-396.
Validation List no. 146 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, phtalicus (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 146 (footnote ‡‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1443-1445.
Validation List no. 146 in IJSEM Online