Cystobacter Explained

Cystobacter is a genus in the phylum Myxococcota (Bacteria).

Etymology

The genus name stems from Greek noun κύστις (kustis), meaning "bladder" and Neo-Latin masculine noun bacter "rod" consequently the Neo-Latin masculine noun Cystobacter means bladder-forming rod.

Species

The genus contains 8 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely

• C. armeniaca Reichenbach 2007 (L. fem. n. armeniaca, an apricot-tree, intended to mean apricot-colored.)^[1]
• C. badius Reichenbach 2007 (L. masc. adj. badius, chestnut brown.)^[1]
• C. ferrugineus (Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1927) McCurdy 1970 (L. masc. adj. ferrugineus, of the color of iron-rust, dark-red.)^[2]
• C. fuscus Schroeter 1886 (L. masc. adj. fuscus, dark, swarthy, dusky, tawny.)^[2]
• C. miniatus Reichenbach 2007 (L. masc. part. adj. miniatus, cinnabar-red.)^[1]
• C. velatus Reichenbach 2007 (L. part. adj. velatus, veiled, covered.)^[1]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)^[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)^[4]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology
• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

Notes and References

1. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 57 . 5 . 893–897 . 2007 . 10.1099/ijs.0.65207-0. 17473228 . Euzéby . J. . 5817221 .
2. Web site: Approved Lists of Bacterial Names -- SKERMAN et al. 30 (1): 225 -- International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology . 2011-05-21 . 2009-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090904015212/http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/30/1/225 . dead .
3. Web site: A.C. Parte. Cystobacter. 2022-09-09. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). et al..
4. Web site: Sayers. Cystobacter. 2022-09-09. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. et al..
5. Web site: The LTP . 20 November 2023.
6. Web site: LTP_all tree in newick format. 20 November 2023.
7. Web site: LTP_08_2023 Release Notes. 20 November 2023.
8. Web site: GTDB release 08-RS214 . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.
9. Web site: bac120_r214.sp_label . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.
10. Web site: Taxon History . Genome Taxonomy Database. 10 May 2023.