Croceibacter

Croceibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).[1]

Croceibacter
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacteroidetes
Class:
Flavobacteria
Order:
Flavobacteriales
Family:
Flavobacteriaceae
Genus:
Croceibacter
Type species
C. atlanticus

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
  1. 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". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  2. Croceibacter entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  3. 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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