Issue table of contents
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology — Volume 54, Issue 6
Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 4, of the IJSEM
Policy proposal for publication of papers with data sets from genome-wide studies
An open letter on microarray data from the MGED Society
Methane utilization by Methylobacterium species: new evidence but still no proof for an old controversy
Chromohalobacter sarecensis sp. nov., a psychrotolerant moderate halophile isolated from the saline Andean region of Bolivia
Nocardia shimofusensis sp. nov., isolated from soil, and Nocardia higoensis sp. nov., isolated from a patient with lung nocardiosis in Japan
Proteobacteria
Caenibacterium thermophilum is a later synonym of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans
Genome reduction in prokaryotic obligatory intracellular parasites of humans: a comparative analysis
Shewanella profunda sp. nov., isolated from deep marine sediment of the Nankai Trough
Reclassification of Mesoplasma pleciae as Acholeplasma pleciae comb. nov. on the basis of 16S rRNA and gyrB gene sequence data
Thermosipho atlanticus sp. nov., a novel member of the Thermotogales isolated from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent
Diversity of bartonellae associated with small mammals inhabiting Free State province, South Africa
Algoriphagus antarcticus sp. nov., a novel psychrophile from microbial mats in Antarctic lakes
Janibacter melonis sp. nov., isolated from abnormally spoiled oriental melon in Korea
Erythrobacter aquimaris sp. nov., isolated from sea water of a tidal flat of the Yellow Sea in Korea
Agromyces ulmi sp. nov., a xylanolytic bacterium isolated from Ulmus nigra in Spain
Geobacillus lituanicus sp. nov.
Bacillus asahii sp. nov., a novel bacterium isolated from soil with the ability to deodorize the bad smell generated from short-chain fatty acids
Mesorhizobium septentrionale sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium temperatum sp. nov., isolated from Astragalus adsurgens growing in the northern regions of China
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Exiguobacterium oxidotolerans sp. nov., a novel alkaliphile exhibiting high catalase activity
Geobacillus gargensis sp. nov., a novel thermophile from a hot spring, and the reclassification of Bacillus vulcani as Geobacillus vulcani comb. nov.
Nocardia araoensis sp. nov. and Nocardia pneumoniae sp. nov., isolated from patients in Japan
Paenibacillus elgii sp. nov., with broad antimicrobial activity
Halomonas koreensis sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a solar saltern in Korea
Clostridium straminisolvens sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, aerotolerant and cellulolytic bacterium isolated from a cellulose-degrading bacterial community
Reclassification of Sphaerobacter thermophilus from the subclass Sphaerobacteridae in the phylum Actinobacteria to the class Thermomicrobia (emended description) in the phylum Chloroflexi (emended description)
Planotetraspora silvatica sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Planotetraspora
Mycobacterium nebraskense sp. nov., a novel slowly growing scotochromogenic species
Streptomyces ferralitis sp. nov., a novel streptomycete isolated from a New-Caledonian ultramafic soil
Arthrobacter psychrophenolicus sp. nov., isolated from an alpine ice cave
Aeromonas molluscorum sp. nov., isolated from bivalve molluscs
Hydrogenivirga caldilitoris gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel extremely thermophilic, hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from a coastal hydrothermal field
Streptomyces glauciniger sp. nov., a novel mesophilic streptomycete isolated from soil in south China
Saccharothrix xinjiangensis sp. nov., a pyrene-degrading actinomycete isolated from Tianchi Lake, Xinjiang, China
Dissection of phylogenetic relationships among 19 rapidly growing Mycobacterium species by 16S rRNA, hsp65, sodA, recA and rpoB gene sequencing
Brevibacterium celere sp. nov., isolated from degraded thallus of a brown alga
Transfer of Hyphomicrobium indicum to the genus Photobacterium as Photobacterium indicum comb. nov.
Bacillus vietnamensis sp. nov., a moderately halotolerant, aerobic, endospore-forming bacterium isolated from Vietnamese fish sauce
Five novel Kitasatospora species from soil: Kitasatospora arboriphila sp. nov., K. gansuensis sp. nov., K. nipponensis sp. nov., K. paranensis sp. nov. and K. terrestris sp. nov.
Klebsiella singaporensis sp. nov., a novel isomaltulose-producing bacterium
Vibrio crassostreae sp. nov., isolated from the haemolymph of oysters (Crassostrea gigas)
Phenylobacterium lituiforme sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium from a subsurface aquifer, and emended description of the genus Phenylobacterium
Sphingomonas phyllosphaerae sp. nov., from the phyllosphere of Acacia caven in Argentina
Nocardioides aestuarii sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment
Burkholderia tropica sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing, plant-associated bacterium
Transfer of Bacillus halodenitrificans Denariaz et al. 1989 to the genus Virgibacillus as Virgibacillus halodenitrificans comb. nov.
Mahella australiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from an Australian oil well
Enterococcus saccharominimus sp. nov., from dairy products
Jonesia quinghaiensis sp. nov., a new member of the suborder Micrococcineae
Sphingomonas oligophenolica sp. nov., a halo- and organo-sensitive oligotrophic bacterium from paddy soil that degrades phenolic acids at low concentrations
Corynebacterium ciconiae sp. nov., isolated from the trachea of black storks (Ciconia nigra)
Geobacillus debilis sp. nov., a novel obligately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a cool soil environment, and reassignment of Bacillus pallidus to Geobacillus pallidus comb. nov.
Description of 'Candidatus Helicobacter heilmannii' based on DNA sequence analysis of 16S rRNA and urease genes
Reclassification of Staphylococcus pulvereri Zakrzewska-Czerwinska et al. 1995 as a later synonym of Staphylococcus vitulinus Webster et al. 1994
Erwinia toletana sp. nov., associated with Pseudomonas savastanoi-induced tree knots
Proposals of Curvibacter gracilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum putei sp. nov. for bacterial strains isolated from well water and reclassification of [Pseudomonas] huttiensis, [Pseudomonas] lanceolata, [Aquaspirillum] delicatum and [Aquaspirillum] autotrophicum as Herbaspirillum huttiense comb. nov., Curvibacter lanceolatus comb. nov., Curvibacter delicatus comb. nov. and Herbaspirillum autotrophicum comb. nov.
Porphyrobacter donghaensis sp. nov., isolated from sea water of the East Sea in Korea
'Candidatus Burkholderia calva' and 'Candidatus Burkholderia nigropunctata' as leaf gall endosymbionts of African Psychotria
Bacillus macyae sp. nov., an arsenate-respiring bacterium isolated from an Australian gold mine
Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas japonensis sp. nov., isolated from diverse environments, and emended descriptions of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas Finkmann et al. 2000 and of its type species
Acetanaerobacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., from paper mill waste water
Saccharibacter floricola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel osmophilic acetic acid bacterium isolated from pollen
Methylobacterium nodulans sp. nov., for a group of aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic, legume root-nodule-forming and nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Haloferax sulfurifontis sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a sulfide- and sulfur-rich spring
Loktanella hongkongensis sp. nov., a novel member of the {alpha}-Proteobacteria originating from marine biofilms in Hong Kong waters
Taxonomy of the genus Cupriavidus: a tale of lost and found
Streptococcus equi subsp. ruminatorum subsp. nov., isolated from mastitis in small ruminants
Sulfuricurvum kujiense gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from an underground crude-oil storage cavity
Nocardia xishanensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil
Pseudovibrio denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, facultatively anaerobic, fermentative bacterium capable of denitrification
Mycobacterium pyrenivorans sp. nov., a novel polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbon-degrading species
Kaistella koreensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the Chryseobacterium-Bergeyella-Riemerella branch
Thiomicrospira thermophila sp. nov., a novel microaerobic, thermotolerant, sulfur-oxidizing chemolithomixotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal fumarole in the TOTO caldera, Mariana Arc, Western Pacific
Aquiflexum balticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides group isolated from surface water of the central Baltic Sea
Emended description of the genus Glycomyces and description of Glycomyces algeriensis sp. nov., Glycomyces arizonensis sp. nov. and Glycomyces lechevalierae sp. nov.
Shewanella marisflavi sp. nov. and Shewanella aquimarina sp. nov., slightly halophilic organisms isolated from sea water of the Yellow Sea in Korea
Thermosinus carboxydivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new anaerobic, thermophilic, carbon-monoxide-oxidizing, hydrogenogenic bacterium from a hot pool of Yellowstone National Park
Classification of isolates from locations in Austria and Yellowstone National Park as Geobacillus tepidamans sp. nov.
Proteobacteria