Name: Siphonobacter aquaeclarae Táncsics et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua.e.cla.rae. L. fem. n. aqua (gen. aquae), water; L. adj. clarus -a -um, clear, bright; N.L. gen. fem. n. aquaeclarae, of/from a clear water

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 21668; NCAIM B.02328; P2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ177421 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tancsics A, Keki Z, Marialigeti K, Schumann P, Toth EM. Siphonobacter aquaeclarae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family 'Flexibacteraceae', phylum Bacteroidetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2567-2571.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Siphonobacter Táncsics et al. 2010. Publication: Tancsics A, Keki Z, Marialigeti K, Schumann P, Toth EM. Siphonobacter aquaeclarae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family 'Flexibacteraceae', phylum Bacteroidetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2567-2571.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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.

Parent taxon: Siphonobacter Táncsics et al. 2010

Assigned by: Tancsics A, Keki Z, Marialigeti K, Schumann P, Toth EM. Siphonobacter aquaeclarae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family 'Flexibacteraceae', phylum Bacteroidetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2567-2571.

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