Genus Xanthobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
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).
Xanthobacter Wiegel et al. 1978, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Xanthobacteraceae Lee et al. 2005).
Type species: ¤ Xanthobacter autotrophicus (Baumgarten et al. 1974) Wiegel et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. adj. xanthos, yellow; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. Xanthobacter, yellow rod.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: WIEGEL (J.), WILKE (D.), BAUMGARTEN (J.), OPITZ (R.) and SCHLEGEL (H.G.): Tranfer of the nitrogen-fixing hydrogen bacterium Corynebacterium autotrophicum Baumgarten et al. to Xanthobacter gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1978, 28, 573-581.
Xanthobacter agilis Jenni and Aragno 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SA 35 = ATCC 43847= DSM 3770 = LMG 16336 = VKM B-2105.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X94198.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. agilis, quick, agile, indicating motility.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137.
Effective publication: JENNI (B.) and ARAGNO (M.): Xanthobacter agilis sp. nov., a motile, dinitrogen-fixing, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1987, 9, 254-257.
Validation List no. 24 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Xanthobacter aminoxidans Doronina and Trotsenko 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 14a = ATCC BAA-299 = DSM 15009 = VKM B-2254.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF399969.
Etymology: N.L. n. aminum, amine; N.L. v. oxido, make acid, oxidize; N.L. part. adj. aminoxidans, amine-oxidizing.
Valid publication: DORONINA (N.V.) and TROTSENKO (Y.A.): Reclassification of 'Blastobacter viscosus' 7d and 'Blastobacter aminooxidans' 14a as Xanthobacter viscosus sp. nov. and Xanthobacter aminoxidans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 179-182.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Xanthobacter aminoxidans Doronina and Trotsenko 2003 was previously known as "Blastobacter aminooxidans" Doronina et al. 1984.
Xanthobacter autotrophicus (Baumgarten et al. 1974) Wiegel et al. 1978, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 35674= BCRC (formerly CCRC) 12235 = CIP 105431 = DSM 432 = IAM 12579 = IAM 12636 = JCM 1202 = LMG 7043 = NBRC 102463 = NRRL B-14836.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X94201.
Synonym: "Corynebacterium autotrophicum" Baumgarten et al. 1974.
Etymology: Gr. pref. autos, self; N.L. adj. trophicus (from Gr. adj. trophikos), nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. masc. adj. autotrophicus, self feeding, referring to the ability of the organism to use CO2 as a sole carbon source.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 BAUMGARTEN (J.), REH (M.) and SCHLEGEL (H.G.): Taxonomic studies on some Gram-positive coryneform hydrogen bacteria. Archives of Microbiology, 1974, 100, 207-217. 2 WIEGEL (J.), WILKE (D.), BAUMGARTEN (J.), OPITZ (R.) and SCHLEGEL (H.G.): Tranfer of the nitrogen-fixing hydrogen bacterium Corynebacterium autotrophicum Baumgarten et al. to Xanthobacter gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1978, 28, 573-581.
Xanthobacter flavus Malik and Claus 1979, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 301 = ATCC 35867= BCRC (formerly CCRC) 12271 = CIP 105434 = DSM 338 = IFO (now NBRC) 14759 = JCM 1204 = LMG 7045 = NCIMB 10071 = NRRL B-14838 = VKM B-2106.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X94199.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: MALIK (K.A.) and CLAUS (D.): Xanthobacter flavus, a new species of nitrogen-fixing hydrogen bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1979, 29, 283-287.
→ Xanthobacter flavus Malik and Claus 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Reding et al. 1992.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 301 = ATCC 35867= BCRC (formerly CCRC) 12271 = CIP 105434 = DSM 338 = IFO (now NBRC) 14759 = JCM 1204 = LMG 7045 = NCIMB 10071 = NRRL B-14838 = VKM B-2106.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X94199.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. flavus, yellow.
Reference: REDING (H.K.), CROES (G.L.M.), DIJKHUIZEN (L.) and WIEGEL (J.): Emendation of Xanthobacter flavus as a motile species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 309-311.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Xanthobacter tagetidis Padden et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TagT2C = ATCC 700314= DSM 11105.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X99469.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. tagetidis, of Tagetes the marigold genus of flowering plants.
Valid publication: PADDEN (A.N.), RAINEY (F.A.), KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Xanthobacter tagetidis sp. nov., an organism associated with Tagetes species and able to grow on substituted thiophenes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 394-401.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Xanthobacter viscosus Doronina and Trotsenko 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 7d = ATCC BAA-298 = VKM B-2253.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF399970.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. viscosus, sticky.
Valid publication: DORONINA (N.V.) and TROTSENKO (Y.A.): Reclassification of 'Blastobacter viscosus' 7d and 'Blastobacter aminooxidans' 14a as Xanthobacter viscosus sp. nov. and Xanthobacter aminoxidans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 179-182.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Xanthobacter viscosus Doronina and Trotsenko 2003 was previously known as "Blastobacter viscosus" Loginova and Trotensko 1980.