Genus Zeaxanthinibacter
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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").
Zeaxanthinibacter Asker et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis Asker et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. zeaxanthinum, zeaxanthin; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Zeaxanthinibacter, zeaxanthin-producing rod-like bacterium.
Valid publication: ASKER (D.), BEPPU (T.) and UEDA (K.): Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel zeaxanthin-producing marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from seawater off Enoshima Island, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 837-843.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis Asker et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TD-ZE3 = CCUG 53613 = CIP 109560 = NBRC 101990.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB264057.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. enoshimensis, pertaining to Enoshima Island in Japan, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ASKER (D.), BEPPU (T.) and UEDA (K.): Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel zeaxanthin-producing marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from seawater off Enoshima Island, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 837-843.
Original article in IJSEM Online