Genus Zymobacter
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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).
Zymobacter Okamoto et al. 1995, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Zymobacter palmae Okamoto et al. 1995.
Etymology: Gr. n. zumê, leaven, ferment; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Zymobacter, the fermenting rod.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419.
Effective publication: OKAMOTO (T.), TAGUCHI (H.), NAKAMURA (K.), IKENAGA (H.), KURAISHI (H.) and YAMASATO (K.): Zymobacter palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new ethanol-fermenting peritrichous bacterium isolated from palm sap. Arch. Microbiol., 1993, 160, 333-337.
Validation List no. 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Zymobacter palmae Okamoto et al. 1995, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T109 = ATCC 51623= DSM 10491 = IAM 14233 = JCM 21091 = NBRC 102412.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF211871.
Etymology: L. gen. n. palmae of palm.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419.
Effective publication: OKAMOTO (T.), TAGUCHI (H.), NAKAMURA (K.), IKENAGA (H.), KURAISHI (H.) and YAMASATO (K.): Zymobacter palmae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new ethanol-fermenting peritrichous bacterium isolated from palm sap. Arch. Microbiol., 1993, 160, 333-337.
Validation List no. 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online