Genus Undibacterium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 12
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Undibacterium Kämpfer et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Undibacterium pigrum Kämpfer et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. n. unda, water; L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neut. n. Undibacterium, a rod of water.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.), HERMANSSON (M.), PERSSON (F.), HUBER (B.), FALSEN (E.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Undibacterium pigrum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from drinking water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1510-1515.
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→ Undibacterium Kämpfer et al. 2007 emend. Eder et al. 2011.
Reference: EDER (W.), WANNER (G.), LUDWIG (W.), BUSSE (H.J.), ZIEMKE-KÄGELER (F.) and LANG (E.): Description of Undibacterium oligocarboniphilum sp. nov., isolated from purified water, and Undibacterium pigrum strain CCUG 49012 as the type strain of Undibacterium parvum sp. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Undibacterium and the species Undibacterium pigrum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 384-391.
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Undibacterium amnicola Chen et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KYPY9=BCRC 81009=LMG 29730=KCTC 52442.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LT555406.
Etymology: L. masc. n. amnis, a stream, a small river; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), a dweller, an inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. amnicola, an inhabitant of a stream.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: CHEN, W. M., HSIEH, T. Y., YOUNG, C. C. and SHEU, S. Y. 2017. Undibacterium amnicola sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater stream. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 5094-5101.
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Undibacterium aquatile Du et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-DN7.3=KCTC 42243=CCTCC AB 2015119.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM035973.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. aquatile, living, growing, or found in water, aquatic.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: DU, J., AKTER, S., WON, K., SINGH, H., YIN, C. S., KOOK, M. and YI, T. H. 2015. Undibacterium aquatile sp. nov., isolated from a waterfall. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4128-4133,.
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Undibacterium arcticum Li et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6-67=CCTCC AB 2015162=KCTC 42986.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU189201.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. neut. adj. arcticum, northern, from the Arctic, referring to the site from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: LI, X., CHANG, X., ZHANG, Y., LIU, Z., DA, X., KIM, M., FANG, C. and PENG, F. 2016. Undibacterium arcticum sp. nov., isolated from arctic alpine soil Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2797-2802.
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Undibacterium danionis Kämpfer et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E3/4=DSM 102221=CCM 8677=CIP 111017.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU695571.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. danionis, of Danio rerio, from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER, P., IRGANG, R., BUSSE, H. J., POBLETE-MORALES, M., KLEINHAGAUER, T., GLAESER, S. P. and AVENDANO-HERRERA, R. 2016. Undibacterium danionis sp. nov. isolated from a zebrafish (Danio rerio). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3625-3631.
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Undibacterium jejuense Kim et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JS4-4=KACC 12607=NBRC 108922.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC735150.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. jejuense, pertaining to Jeju Island, South Korea, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Reference: KIM, S.-J., MOON, J.-Y., WEON, H.-Y., HONG, S.-B., SEOK, S.-J. and KWON, S.-W. 2014. Undibacterium jejuense sp. nov. and Undibacterium seohonense sp. nov., isolated from soil and freshwater, respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 236-241.
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Undibacterium macrobrachii Sheu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CMJ-9=BCRC 80406=LMG 26891=KCTC 23916.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ029110.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: N.L. n. Macrobrachium, the scientific name of a genus of shrimp; N.L. gen. n. macrobrachii of Macrobrachium, referring to the isolation of the type strain from freshwater around shrimp belonging to the genus Macrobrachium.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: SHEU, S.-Y., LIN, Y.-S., CHEN, J.-C. and CHEN, W.-M. 2014. Undibacterium macrobrachii sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater shrimp culture pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1036-1042.
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Undibacterium oligocarboniphilum Eder et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EM 1 = CCUG 57265 = DSM 21777.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ379228.
Etymology: Gr. adj. oligos, few, little, small; L. n. carbo -onis, charcoal and in chemistry carbon; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr; neut. adj. philon), loving; N.L. neut. adj. oligocarboniphilum, loving low carbon substrate concentrations.
Valid publication: EDER (W.), WANNER (G.), LUDWIG (W.), BUSSE (H.J.), ZIEMKE-KÄGELER (F.) and LANG (E.): Description of Undibacterium oligocarboniphilum sp. nov., isolated from purified water, and Undibacterium pigrum strain CCUG 49012 as the type strain of Undibacterium parvum sp. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Undibacterium and the species Undibacterium pigrum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 384-391.
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Undibacterium parvum Eder et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 49012 = CIP 109317 = DSM 23061.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM397629.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. parvum, small.
Valid publication: EDER (W.), WANNER (G.), LUDWIG (W.), BUSSE (H.J.), ZIEMKE-KÄGELER (F.) and LANG (E.): Description of Undibacterium oligocarboniphilum sp. nov., isolated from purified water, and Undibacterium pigrum strain CCUG 49012 as the type strain of Undibacterium parvum sp. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Undibacterium and the species Undibacterium pigrum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 384-391.
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Note: The type strain CCUG 49012 (= CIP 108976 = DSM 23061) was previouly described by Kämpfer et al. 2007 as a second genomovar of ¤ Undibacterium pigrum because of the lack of differentiating characters.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.), HERMANSSON (M.), PERSSON (F.), HUBER (B.), FALSEN (E.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Undibacterium pigrum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from drinking water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1510-1515.
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Undibacterium pigrum Kämpfer et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 49009 = CIP 109318 = DSM 19792.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM397630.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. pigrum, inactive.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.), HERMANSSON (M.), PERSSON (F.), HUBER (B.), FALSEN (E.) and BUSSE (H.J.): Undibacterium pigrum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from drinking water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1510-1515.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Undibacterium pigrum Kämpfer et al. 2007 emend. Eder et al. 2011.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 49009 = CIP 109318 = DSM 19792.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM397630.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. pigrum, inactive.
Reference: EDER (W.), WANNER (G.), LUDWIG (W.), BUSSE (H.J.), ZIEMKE-KÄGELER (F.) and LANG (E.): Description of Undibacterium oligocarboniphilum sp. nov., isolated from purified water, and Undibacterium pigrum strain CCUG 49012 as the type strain of Undibacterium parvum sp. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Undibacterium and the species Undibacterium pigrum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 384-391.
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Undibacterium seohonense Kim et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SHS5-24=KACC 16656=NBRC 108929.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC735151.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. seohonense pertaining to Seoho lake, Sowon city, South Korea, the place where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Reference: KIM, S.-J., MOON, J.-Y., WEON, H.-Y., HONG, S.-B., SEOK, S.-J. and KWON, S.-W. 2014. Undibacterium jejuense sp. nov. and Undibacterium seohonense sp. nov., isolated from soil and freshwater, respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 236-241.
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Undibacterium squillarum Sheu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CMJ-15=BCRC 80404=LMG 26892=KCTC 23917.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE648174.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. squillarum, of/from shrimps.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: SHEU, S.-Y., LIN, Y.-S., CHEN, J.-C., KWON, S.-W. and CHEN, W.-M. 2014. Undibacterium squillarum sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater shrimp culture pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3459-3466.
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Undibacterium terreum Liu et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C3 = CGMCC 1.10998 = NBRC 108789.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ417431.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. terreum, of the soil.
Valid publication: LIU (Y.Q.), WANG (B.J.), ZHOU (N.) and LIU (S.J.): Undibacterium terreum sp. nov., isolated from permafrost soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2296-2300.
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