Croceibacter
| Croceibacter | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
| Class: | Flavobacteria |
| Order: | Flavobacteriales |
| Family: | Flavobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Croceibacter |
| Type species | |
| C. atlanticus | |
Croceibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).[1]
Etymology
The name Croceibacter derives from:
Latin adjective croceus, saffron-colored; New Latin masculine gender noun, a rodbacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; New Latin masculine gender noun Croceibacter, saffron-colored rod.[2]
Species
The genus contains a single species,[2] namely C. atlanticus ( Cho and Giovannoni 2003, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective atlanticus, of or pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean (a species isolated from the Atlantic Ocean).)[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Classification of Genera AC entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- 1 2 Croceibacter entry in LPSN [Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9103655.]
- ↑ Cho, J.; Giovannoni, S. J. (2003). "Gen. Nov., sp. Nov., A Novel Marine Bacterium in the Family". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 26 (1): 76–83. doi:10.1078/072320203322337344. PMID 12747413.
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