Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
General information
Name
Proteus
Valid publication
1980
Effective publication
1885
Nomenclature type
Proteus vulgaris
Etymology
L. masc. n. <i>Proteus</i>, an ocean god able to change himself into different shapes.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Emendation
Emendation 1
1: Cells are facultatively anaerobic. Growth occurs at 10-37°C, at pH 5-9, and with 0-10% (w/v) NaCl. Growth at pH 10 and in 10-15% (w/v) NaCl differs between species or strains. Optimal growth occurs at 25-30°C, at pH 7-8, and with 1-2% (w/v) NaCl. Cells are catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. The major fatty acids are C16:0, summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω7c and/or C16:1 ω6c) and summed feature 8 (C18:1 ω7c and/or C18:1 ω6c). The main isoprenoid quinones are Q-8 and Q-10. The major polar lipids are PG, PE, DPG, an unidentified amino lipid, and two unidentified amino-phospholipids. Unidentified lipids also occur.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M022506080506004 | Proteus alimentorum | Species | 1973495 |
M022506080506005 | Proteus cibarius | Species | 626774 |
M022506080506002 | Proteus cibi | Species | |
M022506080506006 | Proteus columbae | Species | 1987580 |
M022506080506003 | Proteus faecis | Species | |
M022506080506007 | Proteus hauseri | Species | 183417 |
M022506080506008 | Proteus inconstans | Species | 84631 |
M022506080506009 | Proteus mirabilis | Species | 584 |
M022506080506010 | Proteus penneri | Species | 102862 |
M022506080506011 | Proteus terrae | Species | 1574161 |
M022506080506001 | Proteus vulgaris | Species | 585 |
References
1
Hauser, G. Uber Faulnisbakterien und deren Beziehungen zur Septicamie. Ein Beitrag zur Morphologie der Spaltpilze, Vogel, Leipzig. (1885).
2
Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. (editors). Approved lists of bacterial names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30:225-420.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-30-1-225]
3
Hyun, D.-W., Jung, M.-J., Kim, M.-S., Shin, N.-R., Kim, P.S., Whon, T.W., and Bae, J.-W. A novel swarming bacterium, Proteus cibarius sp. nov., from jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood, and an emended description of the genus Proteus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2016) 66:2158-2164.[DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.001002]
[PMID:26944634]