Genus Zhouia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Zhouia Liu et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Zhouia amylolytica Liu et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Zhouia, named after Professor Pei-Jin Zhou, a pioneer of environmental microbiology in China.
Valid publication: LIU (Z.P.), WANG (B.J.), DAI (X.), LIU (X.Y.) and LIU (S.J.): Zhouia amylolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from sediment of the South China Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2825-2829.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Zhouia amylolytica Liu et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HN-171 = CGMCC 1.6114 = JCM 14016.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ423479.
Etymology: Gr. n. amulon, starch; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. amylolytica, dissolving starch, pertaining to the ability of the bacterium to hydrolyse starch.
Valid publication: LIU (Z.P.), WANG (B.J.), DAI (X.), LIU (X.Y.) and LIU (S.J.): Zhouia amylolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from sediment of the South China Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2825-2829.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Zhouia spongiae Zhuang et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HN-Y44=MCCC 1K03329=LMG 30460.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG437234.
Etymology: L. gen. n. spongiae, of a sponge, the source of the type strain.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: ZHUANG, L., LIN, B., QIN, F. and LUO, L. 2018. Zhouia spongiae sp. nov., isolated from a marine sponge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2194-2198.
Original article in IJSEM Online