Genus Zooshikella
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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").
Zooshikella Yi et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Zooshikella ganghwensis Yi et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Zooshikella, named after Zoo Shik Lee, a Korean pioneer in food microbiology.
Valid publication: YI (H.), CHANG (Y.H.), OH (H.W.), BAE (K.S.) and CHUN (J.): Zooshikella ganghwensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1013-1018.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Zooshikella ganghwensis Yi et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC2044 = DSM 15267 = KCTC 12044 = IMSNU 14003.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY130994.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. ganghwensis, named after Ganghwa Island in Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain of the species.
Valid publication: YI (H.), CHANG (Y.H.), OH (H.W.), BAE (K.S.) and CHUN (J.): Zooshikella ganghwensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1013-1018.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Zooshikella marina Ramaprasad et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC333=KCTC 42659=LMG 28823.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN846833.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of the sea, marine.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: RAMAPRASAD, E. V., BHARTI, D., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA CH, V. 2015. Zooshikella marina sp. nov. a cycloprodigiosin- and prodigiosin-producing marine bacterium isolated from beach sand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4669-4673.
Original article in IJSEM Online