Genus Yonghaparkia
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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).
Yonghaparkia Yoon et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Yonghaparkia alkaliphila Yoon et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Yonghaparkia, named after Yong-Ha Park, a Korean microbiologist who proposed the family Microbacteriaceae and has contributed significantly to bacterial systematics.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), SCHUMANN (P.) and OH (T.K.): Yonghaparkia alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from an alkaline soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2415-2420.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Yonghaparkia alkaliphila Yoon et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KSL-113 = CIP 108920 = JCM 15138 = KCTC 19126.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ256087.
Etymology: Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort; N.L. n. alkali, alkali; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. alkaliphila, loving alkaline conditions.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), SCHUMANN (P.) and OH (T.K.): Yonghaparkia alkaliphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from an alkaline soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2415-2420.
Original article in IJSEM Online