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Name: Emcibacter Liu et al. 2015
Etymology: Em.ci.bac’ter. N.L. masc. n. Emci, derived from the arbitrary name formed from the acronym MCCC for Marine Culture Collection of China, where this investigation was carried out; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Emcibacter, a rod-shaped micro-organism described by scientists working at MCCC.
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Emcibacter-), em-ki-BAK-ter
Type species: Emcibacter nanhaiensis Liu et al. 2015
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Liu X, Li G, Lai Q, Sun F, Du Y, Shao Z. Emcibacter nanhaiensis gen. nov. sp. nov., isolated from sediment of the South China Sea. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:893-900.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2017-2025.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Emcibacter congregatus Zhao et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Emcibacter nanhaiensis Liu et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Emcibacteraceae Iino et al. 2016
Assigned by:
Iino T, Ohkuma M, Kamagata Y, Amachi S. Iodidimonas muriae gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic iodide-oxidizing bacterium isolated from brine of a natural gas and iodine recovery facility, and proposals of Iodidimonadaceae fam. nov., Iodidimonadales ord. nov., Emcibacteraceae fam. nov. and Emcibacterales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5016-5022.
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Record number: 518758