Name: Herpetosiphon giganteus (ex Reichenbach and Golecki 1975) Pan et al. 2017
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: gi.gan’te.us. L. masc. adj. giganteus, giant, gigantic
Type strain: DSM 589; Hp a2; NBRC 112828
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16S rRNA gene: KY689830 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Pan X, Kage H, Martin K, Nett M. Herpetosiphon gulosus sp. nov., a filamentous predatory bacterium isolated from sandy soil and Herpetosiphon giganteus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2476-2481.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Herpetosiphon Holt and Lewin 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Pan X, Kage H, Martin K, Nett M. Herpetosiphon gulosus sp. nov., a filamentous predatory bacterium isolated from sandy soil and Herpetosiphon giganteus sp. nov., nom. rev. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2476-2481.
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Record number: 776899