Ignavibacteriae Podosokorskaya et al. 2013
General information
Name
Ignavibacteriae
Valid publication
2013
Effective publication
2013
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Ignavibacteriae
Nomenclature type
Ignavibacteriales
Etymology
N.L. fem. pl. n. <i>Ignavibacterium</i>, type genus of the type order of the phylum; N.L. fem. pl. n. <i>Ignavibacteriae</i>, phylum of the genus <i>Ignavibacterium</i>.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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The phylum Ignavibacteriae is based on phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA, 23S rRNA and RecA gene sequences of two isolated strains and uncultured representatives from various environments. The phylum contains two genera: Ignavibacteruim and Melioribacter.
Subdivision(s)
References
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Podosokorskaya, O.A., Kadnikov, V.V., Gavrilov, S.N., Mardanov, A.V., Merkel, A.Y., Karnachuk, O.V., Ravin, N.V., Bonch-Osmolovskaya, E.A., and Kublanov, I.V. Characterization of Melioribacter roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel facultatively anaerobic thermophilic cellulolytic bacterium from the class Ignavibacteria, and a proposal of a novel bacterial phylum Ignavibacteriae. Environ. Microbiol. (2013) 15:1759-1771.[DOI:10.1111/1462-2920.12067]
[PMID:23297868]
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Validation List No. 153. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2013) 63:3131-3134.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.056101-0]