Actibacter Kim et al. 2008
General information
Name
Actibacter
Valid publication
2008
Nomenclature type
Actibacter sediminis
Etymology
L. n. <i>acta</i>, seaside; N.L. masc. n. <i>bacter</i>, rod; N.L. masc. n. <i>Actibacter</i>, rod from the seaside.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are rod-shaped with rounded ends, non-flagellated and non-gliding. Gram-negative. Aerobic, chemoheterotrophic and mesophilic. Oxidase- and catalase-positive. Spores are not formed. Flexirubin-type pigments are absent. The major isoprenoid quinone is MK-6. The predominant cellular fatty acids are iso-C15:0, iso-C15:1 G, iso-C17:0 3-OH and iso-C13:0.
Emendation
Emendation 1
1: Cells are aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. The major polar lipids are phosphatidylethanolamine and three unidentified amino lipids. Unidentified lipids also occur.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M020504010401002 | Actibacter haliotis | Species | 1295005 |
M020504010401001 | Actibacter sediminis | Species | 449463 |
References
1
Kim, J.-H., Kim, K.-Y., Hahm, Y.-T., Kim, B.-S., Chun, J., and Cha, C.-J. Actibacter sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2008) 58:139-143.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.65346-0]
[PMID:18175699]
2
Hyun, D.-W., Kim, J.Y., Kim, M.-S., Shin, N.-R., Kim, H.S., Lee, J.-Y., and Bae, J.-W. Actibacter haliotis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of an abalone, Haliotis discus hannai, and emended description of the genus Actibacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2015) 65:49-55.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.067041-0]
[PMID:25269848]