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Family Lentimicrobiaceae
Name: Lentimicrobiaceae Sun et al. 2016
Etymology: Len.ti.mi.cro.bi.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Lentimicrobium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Lentimicrobiaceae, the family of the genus Lentimicrobium
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: len-ti-mi-kro-bi-A-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Lentimicrobium Sun et al. 2016
Valid publication:
Sun L, Toyonaga M, Ohashi A, Tourlousse DM, Matsuura N, Meng XY, Tamaki H, Hanada S, Cruz R, Yamaguchi T, et al. Lentimicrobium saccharophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium representing a new family in the phylum Bacteroidetes, and proposal of Lentimicrobiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2635-2642. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3769-3770.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Sun et al. (2016) assigned this family to the phylum "Bacteroidetes" Krieg et al. 2010.
Publication:
Sun L, Toyonaga M, Ohashi A, Tourlousse DM, Matsuura N, Meng XY, Tamaki H, Hanada S, Cruz R, Yamaguchi T, et al. Lentimicrobium saccharophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium representing a new family in the phylum Bacteroidetes, and proposal of Lentimicrobiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2635-2642. 🇯🇵
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; JCM: 1.
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🧕 Sun et al. (2016) assigned this family to the phylum "Bacteroidetes" Krieg et al. 2010.
Publication:
Sun L, Toyonaga M, Ohashi A, Tourlousse DM, Matsuura N, Meng XY, Tamaki H, Hanada S, Cruz R, Yamaguchi T, et al. Lentimicrobium saccharophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium representing a new family in the phylum Bacteroidetes, and proposal of Lentimicrobiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2635-2642.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Lentimicrobium Sun et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Bacteroidales Krieg 2012
Assigned by:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 2036
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