Genus Vicingus
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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").
Vicingus Wiese et al. 2018, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Vicingus serpentipes Wiese et al. 2018.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Vicingus, the Viking, seafaring people from northern European countries.
Valid publication: WIESE, J., SAHA, M., WENZEL-STORJOHANN, A., WEINBERGER, F., SCHMALJOHANN, R. and IMHOFF, J. F. 2018. Vicingus serpentipes gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the Flavobacteriales from the North Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 333-340.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vicingus serpentipes Wiese et al. 2018, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ANORD5=NCIMB 15042=DSM 103558=MTCC 12686.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX499499.
Etymology: L. n. serpens, serpentis, snake; L. n. pes, pedis, foot; N.L. masc. n. serpentipes, in recognition of its gliding motility.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WIESE, J., SAHA, M., WENZEL-STORJOHANN, A., WEINBERGER, F., SCHMALJOHANN, R. and IMHOFF, J. F. 2018. Vicingus serpentipes gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the Flavobacteriales from the North Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 333-340.
Original article in IJSEM Online