Genus Verrucomicrobium
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Verrucomicrobium Schlesner 1988, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Verrucomicrobiales Ward-Rainey et al. 1996; type genus of the family ¤ Verrucomicrobiaceae Ward-Rainey et al. 1996).
Type species: ¤ Verrucomicrobium spinosum Schlesner 1988.
Etymology: L. n. verruca, a wart; N.L. neut. n. microbium (from Gr. adj. mikros, small and Gr. n. bios, life), a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Verrucomicrobium, warty microbe.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222.
Effective publication: SCHLESNER (H.): Verrucomicrobium spinosum gen. nov., sp. nov.; a fimbriated prosthecate bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1987, 10, 54-56.
Validation List no. 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Verrucomicrobium spinosum Schlesner 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 43997= DSM 4136 = IFAM 1439.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X90515.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. spinosum, thorny, spiny.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222.
Effective publication: SCHLESNER (H.): Verrucomicrobium spinosum gen. nov., sp. nov.; a fimbriated prosthecate bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1987, 10, 54-56.
Validation List no. 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online