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Genus Zeaxanthinibacter
Name: Zeaxanthinibacter Asker et al. 2007
Etymology: Ze.a.xan.thi.ni.bac’ter. N.L. neut. n. zeaxanthinum, zeaxanthin; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; from Gr. neut. dim. n. baktêrion, rod; N.L. masc. n. Zeaxanthinibacter, zeaxanthin-producing rod-like bacterium
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Zeaxanthinibacter-), ze-a-ksan-thi-ni-BAK-ter
Type species: Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis Asker et al. 2007
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Asker D, Beppu T, Ueda K. Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel zeaxanthin-producing marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from seawater off Enoshima Island, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:837-843. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Lee et al. 2016
Lee Y, Jeong HI, Jeong SE, Jeon CO. Zeaxanthinibacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from estuary sediment and emended description of the genus Zeaxanthinibacter Asker et al. 2007. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3264-3269. 🇰🇷
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Lee et al. 2016
Lee Y, Jeong HI, Jeong SE, Jeon CO. Zeaxanthinibacter aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from estuary sediment and emended description of the genus Zeaxanthinibacter Asker et al. 2007. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3264-3269.
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NBRC: 1; CIP: 1; KACC: 1; CCUG: 1; DSM: 1; JCM: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Zeaxanthinibacter aestuarii Lee et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis Asker et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992
Assigned by:
Asker D, Beppu T, Ueda K. Zeaxanthinibacter enoshimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel zeaxanthin-producing marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from seawater off Enoshima Island, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:837-843. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 517536
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