NOTIFICATION LIST:

Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9, of the IJSEM
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2727-2728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW TAXA: Archaea:

Lei Cheng, Tian-Lei Qiu, Xiao-Bo Yin, Xiao-Lei Wu, Guo-Quan Hu, Yu Deng, and Hui Zhang

Methermicoccus shengliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, methylotrophic methanogen isolated from oil-production water, and proposal of Methermicoccaceae fam. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2964-2969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW TAXA: Actinobacteria:

Shariff Osman, Christine Moissl, Naofumi Hosoya, Ariane Briegel, Shanmugam Mayilraj, Masataka Satomi, and Kasthuri Venkateswaran

Tetrasphaera remsis sp. nov., isolated from the Regenerative Enclosed Life Support Module Simulator (REMS) air system
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2749-2753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Jing-Liang Xu, Jian He, Zhi-Chun Wang, Kun Wang, Wen-Jun Li, Shu-Kun Tang, and Shun-Peng Li

Rhodococcus qingshengii sp. nov., a carbendazim-degrading bacterium
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2754-2757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. P. Labeda and R. M. Kroppenstedt

Proposal of Umezawaea gen. nov., a new genus of the Actinosynnemataceae related to Saccharothrix, and transfer of Saccharothrix tangerinus Kinoshita et al. 2000 as Umezawaea tangerina gen. nov., comb. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2758-2761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table]  

Rachel E. Muir and Man-Wah Tan

Leucobacter chromiireducens subsp. solipictus subsp. nov., a pigmented bacterium isolated from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, and emended description of L. chromiireducens
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2770-2776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

Soon Dong Lee and Dong Wan Lee

Lapillicoccus jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium of the family Intrasporangiaceae, isolated from stone
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2794-2798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Martha E. Trujillo, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Carmen Fernández-Molinero, Peter Schumann, and Eustoquio Martínez-Molina

Micromonospora lupini sp. nov. and Micromonospora saelicesensis sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Lupinus angustifolius
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2799-2804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures and Tables]  

Wei Wang, Zhidong Zhang, Qiyong Tang, Jun Mao, Dong Wei, Ying Huang, Zhiheng Liu, Yuhu Shi, and Michael Goodfellow

Lechevalieria xinjiangensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from radiation-polluted soil in China
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2819-2822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hang-Yeon Weon, Byung-Yong Kim, Peter Schumann, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Hyung-Jun Noh, Chan-Won Park, and Soon-Wo Kwon

Knoellia aerolata sp. nov., isolated from an air sample in Korea
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2861-2864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Table]  

Jae Pyo Seo, Yoe-Won Yun, and Soon Dong Lee

Nocardia speluncae sp. nov., isolated from a cave
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2932-2935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Table]  

Dong Wan Lee, Chang-Gu Hyun, and Soon Dong Lee

Nocardioides marinisabuli sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from beach sand
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2960-2963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW TAXA: Other Gram-positive Bacteria:

Richard A. Albert, Julieta Archambault, Melissa Lempa, Beth Hurst, Christine Richardson, Stephanie Gruenloh, Metin Duran, Hanna Lucia Worliczek, Birgit E. Huber, Ramon Rosselló-Mora, Peter Schumann, and Hans-Jürgen Busse

Proposal of Viridibacillus gen. nov. and reclassification of Bacillus arvi, Bacillus arenosi and Bacillus neidei as Viridibacillus arvi gen. nov., comb. nov., Viridibacillus arenosi comb. nov. and Viridibacillus neidei comb. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2729-2737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

Roy Byun, Jean-Philippe Carlier, Nicholas A. Jacques, Helene Marchandin, and Neil Hunter

Veillonella denticariosi sp. nov., isolated from human carious dentine
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2844-2848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table]  

Martin S. Borchert, Preben Nielsen, Ingeborg Graeber, Ines Kaesler, Ulrich Szewzyk, Thomas Pape, Garabed Antranikian, and Thomas Schäfer

Bacillus plakortidis sp. nov. and Bacillus murimartini sp. nov., novel alkalitolerant members of rRNA group 6
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2888-2893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material]  

Eun-Ah Cho, Jung-Sook Lee, Keun Chul Lee, Heung-Chae Jung, Jae-Gu Pan, and Yu-Ryang Pyun

Cohnella laeviribosi sp. nov., isolated from a volcanic pond
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2902-2907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Hang-Yeon Weon, Seon-Young Lee, Byung-Yong Kim, Hyung-Jun Noh, Peter Schumann, Jong-Shik Kim, and Soon-Wo Kwon

Ureibacillus composti sp. nov. and Ureibacillus thermophilus sp. nov., isolated from livestock-manure composts
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2908-2911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jee-Min Lim, Che Ok Jeon, Jung Ro Lee, Dong-Jin Park, and Chang-Jin Kim

Bacillus kribbensis sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample in Jeju, Korea
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2912-2916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

Anthony R. Cook, Paul W. Riley, Heather Murdoch, Paul N. Evans, and Ian R. McDonald

Howardella ureilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, coccoid-shaped bacterium from a sheep rumen
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2940-2945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katrien De Bruyne, Ulrich Schillinger, Lily Caroline, Benjamin Boehringer, Ilse Cleenwerck, Marc Vancanneyt, Luc De Vuyst, Charles M. A. P. Franz, and Peter Vandamme

Leuconostoc holzapfelii sp. nov., isolated from Ethiopian coffee fermentation and assessment of sequence analysis of housekeeping genes for delineation of Leuconostoc species
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2952-2959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

NEW TAXA: Proteobacteria:

Dimitry Yu. Sorokin, Yuri A. Trotsenko, Nina V. Doronina, Tatjana P. Tourova, Erwin A. Galinski, Tatjana V. Kolganova, and Gerard Muyzer

Methylohalomonas lacus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylonatrum kenyense gen. nov., sp. nov., methylotrophic gammaproteobacteria from hypersaline lakes
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2762-2769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Table]  

Chiu-Chung Young, Peter Kämpfer, Mann-Jing Ho, Hans-Jürgen Busse, Birgit E. Huber, A. B. Arun, Fo-Ting Shen, Wei-An Lai, and P. D. Rekha

Arenimonas malthae sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from an oil-contaminated site
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2790-2793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Samina Mehnaz, Brian Weselowski, and George Lazarovits

Azospirillum zeae sp. nov., a diazotrophic bacterium isolated from rhizosphere soil of Zea mays
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2805-2809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hang-Yeon Weon, Byung-Yong Kim, Seung-Beom Hong, Young-Ah Jeon, Soon-Wo Kwon, Seung-Joo Go, and Bon-Sung Koo

Rhodanobacter ginsengisoli sp. nov. and Rhodanobacter terrae sp. nov., isolated from soil cultivated with Korean ginseng
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2810-2813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henryk Urbanczyk, Jennifer C. Ast, Melissa J. Higgins, Jeremy Carson, and Paul V. Dunlap

Reclassification of Vibrio fischeri, Vibrio logei, Vibrio salmonicida and Vibrio wodanis as Aliivibrio fischeri gen. nov., comb. nov., Aliivibrio logei comb. nov., Aliivibrio salmonicida comb. nov. and Aliivibrio wodanis comb. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2823-2829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Tables]  

Jung-Hoon Yoon, So-Jung Kang, Sooyeon Park, Soo-Young Lee, and Tae-Kwang Oh

Reclassification of Aquaspirillum itersonii and Aquaspirillum peregrinum as Novispirillum itersonii gen. nov., comb. nov. and Insolitispirillum peregrinum gen. nov., comb. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2830-2835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary figure]  

Yoon-Suk Kang, Juhyun Kim, Hyeon-Dong Shin, Young-Do Nam, Jin-Woo Bae, Che Ok Jeon, and Woojun Park

Methylobacterium platani sp. nov., isolated from a leaf of the tree Platanus orientalis
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2849-2853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary material]  

Shu-Chen Chang, Wen-Ming Chen, Jih-Terng Wang, and Ming-Chang Wu

Chitinilyticum aquatile gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from a freshwater pond used for Pacific white shrimp culture
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2854-2860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Hege Ommedal and Terje Torsvik

Desulfotignum toluenicum sp. nov., a novel toluene-degrading, sulphate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oil-reservoir model column
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2865-2869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary table and figures]  

Duwoon Kim, Keun Sik Baik, Mi Sun Kim, Bok-Mi Jung, Tai-Sun Shin, Gyu-Hwa Chung, Moon Soo Rhee, and Chi Nam Seong

Shewanella haliotis sp. nov., isolated from the gut microflora of abalone, Haliotis discus hannai
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2926-2931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW TAXA: Bacteroidetes:

Jung-Hoon Yoon, Seo-Youn Jung, So-Jung Kang, Yong-Taek Jung, and Tae-Kwang Oh

Salegentibacter salarius sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2738-2742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soon Dong Lee

Lewinella agarilytica sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes, isolated from beach sediment
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2814-2818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table]  

Olga I. Nedashkovskaya, Marc Vancanneyt, Paul De Vos, Seung Bum Kim, Myung Sook Lee, and Valery V. Mikhailov

Maribacter polysiphoniae sp. nov., isolated from a red alga
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2840-2843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keun Sik Baik, Mi Sun Kim, Seong Chan Park, Dong Wan Lee, Soon Dong Lee, Jong-Ok Ka, Sang Ki Choi, and Chi Nam Seong

Spirosoma rigui sp. nov., isolated from fresh water
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2870-2873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Kiyoung Lee, Hong Kum Lee, Tae-Hwan Choi, and Jang-Cheon Cho

Sejongia marina sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic seawater
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2917-2921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Tae-Hwan Choi, Hong Kum Lee, Kiyoung Lee, and Jang-Cheon Cho

Ulvibacter antarcticus sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic coastal seawater
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2922-2925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julia Downes, Iain C. Sutcliffe, Veronica Booth, and William G. Wade

Prevotella maculosa sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2936-2939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Tables][Erratum]  

Shams Tabrez Khan, Yukiyo Fukunaga, Yasuyoshi Nakagawa, and Shigeaki Harayama

Emended descriptions of the genus Lewinella and of Lewinella cohaerens, Lewinella nigricans and Lewinella persica, and description of Lewinella lutea sp. nov. and Lewinella marina sp. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2946-2951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary figure and table]  

NEW TAXA: Eukaryotic Micro-organisms:

Carlos A. Rosa, Fernando C. Pagnocca, Marc-André Lachance, Carla C. C. Ruivo, Adriana O. Medeiros, Mariana R. C. Pimentel, Julio C. R. Fontenelle, and Rogério P. Martins

Candida flosculorum sp. nov. and Candida floris sp. nov., two yeast species associated with tropical flowers
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2970-2974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW TAXA: Other Bacteria:

Estelle Jumas-Bilak, Jean-Philippe Carlier, Hélène Jean-Pierre, Diane Citron, Kathryn Bernard, Audrey Damay, Bernard Gay, Corinne Teyssier, Josiane Campos, and Hélène Marchandin

Jonquetella anthropi gen. nov., sp. nov., the first member of the candidate phylum ‘Synergistetes’ isolated from man
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2743-2748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Jaewoo Yoon, Naoya Oku, Satoru Matsuda, Hiroaki Kasai, and Akira Yokota

Pelagicoccus croceus sp. nov., a novel marine member of the family Puniceicoccaceae within the phylum ‘Verrucomicrobia’ isolated from seagrass
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2874-2880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EVOLUTION, PHYLOGENY AND BIODIVERSITY:

Neil Parkinson, Valentine Aritua, John Heeney, Claire Cowie, Janice Bew, and David Stead

Phylogenetic analysis of Xanthomonas species by comparison of partial gyrase B gene sequences
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2881-2887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary tables]  

J. M. Young and D.-C. Park

Probable synonymy of the nitrogen-fixing genus Azotobacter and the genus Pseudomonas
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2894-2901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

METHODS:

Sabri M. Naser, Peter Dawyndt, Bart Hoste, Dirk Gevers, Katrien Vandemeulebroecke, Ilse Cleenwerck, Marc Vancanneyt, and Jean Swings

Identification of lactobacilli by pheS and rpoA gene sequence analyses
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007 57: 2777-2789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

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