Issue table of contents
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology — Volume 54, Issue 5
Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3, of the IJSEM
'List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion': making use of the new lists
Characterization of Pseudoalteromonas distincta-like sea-water isolates and description of Pseudoalteromonas aliena sp. nov.
Diversity and evolution of Bdellovibrio-and-like organisms (BALOs), reclassification of Bacteriovorax starrii as Peredibacter starrii gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of the Bacteriovorax-Peredibacter clade as Bacteriovoracaceae fam. nov.
Methylobacillus pratensis sp. nov., a novel non-pigmented, aerobic, obligately methylotrophic bacterium isolated from meadow grass
Mycobacterium psychrotolerans sp. nov., isolated from pond water near a uranium mine
Clostridium jejuense sp. nov., isolated from soil
Other Bacteria
Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium
Other Bacteria
Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium
Sulfurovum lithotrophicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph within the {varepsilon}-Proteobacteria isolated from Okinawa Trough hydrothermal sediments
Novosphingobium pentaromativorans sp. nov., a high-molecular-mass polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from estuarine sediment
Parvibaculum lavamentivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel heterotroph that initiates catabolism of linear alkylbenzenesulfonate
Anoxybacillus ayderensis sp. nov. and Anoxybacillus kestanbolensis sp. nov.
Vagococcus carniphilus sp. nov., isolated from ground beef
Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Aeromonas based on two housekeeping genes
Paenibacillus antarcticus sp. nov., a novel psychrotolerant organism from the Antarctic environment
Mycoplasma testudineum sp. nov., from a desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) with upper respiratory tract disease
Streptomyces africanus sp. nov., a novel streptomycete with blue aerial mycelium
Brevibacterium picturae sp. nov., isolated from a damaged mural painting at the Saint-Catherine chapel (Castle Herberstein, Austria)
Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum sp. nov., novel slowly growing, scotochromogenic clinical isolates related to Mycobacterium simiae
Reclassification of Agromyces fucosus subsp. hippuratus as Agromyces hippuratus sp. nov., comb. nov. and emended description of Agromyces fucosus
Helcococcus sueciensis sp. nov., isolated from a human wound
Oceanithermus desulfurans sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, sulfur-reducing bacterium isolated from a sulfide chimney in Suiyo Seamount
Taxonomic heterogeneity within the Planctomycetales as derived by DNA-DNA hybridization, description of Rhodopirellula baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., transfer of Pirellula marina to the genus Blastopirellula gen. nov. as Blastopirellula marina comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Pirellula
Other Bacteria
Sutterella stercoricanis sp. nov., isolated from canine faeces
Serinicoccus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinomycete with L-ornithine and L-serine in the peptidoglycan
Comparison of 16S rRNA, nifD, recA, gyrB, rpoB and fusA genes within the family Geobacteraceae fam. nov.
Comparative phylogenies of the housekeeping genes atpD, infB and rpoB and the 16S rRNA gene within the Pasteurellaceae
Oribacterium sinus gen. nov., sp. nov., within the family 'Lachnospiraceae' (phylum Firmicutes)
Kocuria marina sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from marine sediment
Lactobacillus curvatus subsp. melibiosus is a later synonym of Lactobacillus sakei subsp. carnosus
Colwellia piezophila sp. nov., a novel piezophilic species from deep-sea sediments of the Japan Trench
Pseudomonas psychrotolerans sp. nov.
Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans sp. nov., a novel n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium, and emended description of the genus Desulfatibacillum
Zobellia amurskyensis sp. nov., Zobellia laminariae sp. nov. and Zobellia russellii sp. nov., novel marine bacteria of the family Flavobacteriaceae
Borrelia turcica sp. nov., isolated from the hard tick Hyalomma aegyptium in Turkey
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Taxonomic variation in the Mycobacterium fortuitum third biovariant complex: description of Mycobacterium boenickei sp. nov., Mycobacterium houstonense sp. nov., Mycobacterium neworleansense sp. nov. and Mycobacterium brisbanense sp. nov. and recognition of Mycobacterium porcinum from human clinical isolates
Zimmermannella helvola gen. nov., sp. nov., Zimmermannella alba sp. nov., Zimmermannella bifida sp. nov., Zimmermannella faecalis sp. nov. and Leucobacter albus sp. nov., novel members of the family Microbacteriaceae
Classification of the biphenyl- and polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading strain LB400T and relatives as Burkholderia xenovorans sp. nov.
Nocardia pigrifrangens sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a contaminated agar plate
Jannaschia cystaugens sp. nov., an Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) cyst formation-promoting bacterium from Hiroshima Bay, Japan
Desulfovibrio bastinii sp. nov. and Desulfovibrio gracilis sp. nov., moderately halophilic, sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from deep subsurface oilfield water
Paracoccus haeundaensis sp. nov., a Gram-negative, halophilic, astaxanthin-producing bacterium
Alicyclobacillus vulcanalis sp. nov., a thermophilic, acidophilic bacterium isolated from Coso Hot Springs, California, USA
Proteobacteria
Emended description of the species Lampropedia hyalina
Molecular analysis of artisanal Italian cheeses reveals Enterococcus italicus sp. nov.
Halomonas organivorans sp. nov., a moderate halophile able to degrade aromatic compounds
Mycobacterium canariasense sp. nov.
Salipiger mucescens gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium isolated from hypersaline soil, belonging to the {alpha}-Proteobacteria
Psychrobacter maritimus sp. nov. and Psychrobacter arenosus sp. nov., isolated from coastal sea ice and sediments of the Sea of Japan
Desulfovibrio alaskensis sp. nov., a sulphate-reducing bacterium from a soured oil reservoir
Streptococcus halichoeri sp. nov., isolated from grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)
Description of Algoriphagus aquimarinus sp. nov., Algoriphagus chordae sp. nov. and Algoriphagus winogradskyi sp. nov., from sea water and algae, transfer of Hongiella halophila Yi and Chun 2004 to the genus Algoriphagus as Algoriphagus halophilus comb. nov. and emended descriptions of the genera Algoriphagus Bowman et al. 2003 and Hongiella Yi and Chun 2004
Glaciecola polaris sp. nov., a novel budding and prosthecate bacterium from the Arctic Ocean, and emended description of the genus Glaciecola
Phylogenetic relationships among marine Alteromonas-like proteobacteria: emended description of the family Alteromonadaceae and proposal of Pseudoalteromonadaceae fam. nov., Colwelliaceae fam. nov., Shewanellaceae fam. nov., Moritellaceae fam. nov., Ferrimonadaceae fam. nov., Idiomarinaceae fam. nov. and Psychromonadaceae fam. nov.
Halorubrum xinjiangense sp. nov., a novel halophile isolated from saline lakes in China
Idiomarina fontislapidosi sp. nov. and Idiomarina ramblicola sp. nov., isolated from inland hypersaline habitats in Spain
Marinobacter flavimaris sp. nov. and Marinobacter daepoensis sp. nov., slightly halophilic organisms isolated from sea water of the Yellow Sea in Korea
Nocardiopsis salina sp. nov., a novel halophilic actinomycete isolated from saline soil in China
Duganella violaceinigra sp. nov., a novel mesophilic bacterium isolated from forest soil
Postgenomic taxonomy of human ureaplasmas – a case study based on multiple gene sequences
Enterococcus hermanniensis sp. nov., from modified-atmosphere-packaged broiler meat and canine tonsils
Kangiella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Kangiella aquimarina sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea
Proteobacteria
Ultrastructure and phylogenetic analysis of ‘Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' in the family Anaplasmataceae, isolated from wild rats and found in Ixodes ovatus ticks
Hongiella marincola sp. nov., isolated from sea water of the East Sea in Korea
Rubrobacter taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, radiation-resistant species isolated from hot springs
Candida bombiphila sp. nov., a new asexual yeast species in the Wickerhamiella clade
An updated view of kinetoplastid phylogeny using environmental sequences and a closer outgroup: proposal for a new classification of the class Kinetoplastea
Bullera cylindrica sp. nov., Bullera hubeiensis sp. nov. and Bullera nakasei sp. nov., ballistoconidium-forming yeast species from plant leaves
Unicellular Eukaryotes
Metschnikowia chrysoperlae sp. nov., Candida picachoensis sp. nov. and Candida pimensis sp. nov., isolated from the green lacewings Chrysoperla comanche and Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
Sympodiomyces attinorum sp. nov., a yeast species associated with nests of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens
A proposal for further integration of the cyanobacteria under the Bacteriological Code
Request For An Opinion