VALIDATION LIST:

NOTIFICATION LIST:

NEW TAXA: Archaea:

M. C. Gutiérrez, A. M. Castillo, E. Pagaling, S. Heaphy, M. Kamekura, Y. Xue, Y. Ma, D. A. Cowan, B. E. Jones, W. D. Grant, and A. Ventosa

Halorubrum kocurii sp. nov., an archaeon isolated from a saline lake
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2031-2035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [TLC of polar lipids]  

Mongkol Yachai, Somboon Tanasupawat, Takashi Itoh, Soottawat Benjakul, Wonnop Visessanguan, and Ruud Valyasevi

Halobacterium piscisalsi sp. nov., from fermented fish (pla-ra) in Thailand
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2136-2140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

NEW TAXA: Actinobacteria:

Myung Kyum Kim, Min-Ju Park, Wan-Taek Im, and Deok-Chun Yang

Aeromicrobium ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from a ginseng field
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2025-2030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hye Min Kim, Dong Han Choi, Chung Yeon Hwang, and Byung Cheol Cho

Nocardioides salarius sp. nov., isolated from seawater enriched with zooplankton
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2056-2064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shu-Kun Tang, Xin-Peng Tian, Xiao-Yang Zhi, Man Cai, Jin-Yuan Wu, Ling-Ling Yang, Li-Hua Xu, and Wen-Jun Li

Haloactinospora alba gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic filamentous actinomycete of the family Nocardiopsaceae
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2075-2080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sheng Qin, Yun-Yun Su, Yu-Qin Zhang, Hai-Bin Wang, Cheng-Lin Jiang, Li-Hua Xu, and Wen-Jun Li

Pseudonocardia ailaonensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in China
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2086-2089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material]  

Clara Urzì, Filomena De Leo, and Peter Schumann

Kribbella catacumbae sp. nov. and Kribbella sancticallisti sp. nov., isolated from whitish-grey patinas in the catacombs of St Callistus in Rome, Italy
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2090-2097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures S1-S5]  

An Martel, Frank Pasmans, Tom Hellebuyck, Freddy Haesebrouck, and Peter Vandamme

Devriesea agamarum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium associated with dermatitis and septicaemia in agamid lizards
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2206-2209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valme Jurado, Patrick Boiron, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Frédéric Laurent, Andrée Couble, Leonila Laiz, Hans-Peter Klenk, Juan M. González, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez, Delphine Mouniée, Emanuelle Bergeron, and Verónica Rodríguez-Nava

Nocardia altamirensis sp. nov., isolated from Altamira cave, Cantabria, Spain
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2210-2214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

G. S. N. Reddy, S. R. Prabagaran, and S. Shivaji

Leifsonia pindariensis sp. nov., isolated from the Pindari glacier of the Indian Himalayas, and emended description of the genus Leifsonia
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2229-2234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW TAXA: Other Gram-positive Bacteria:

Susan Rouse, Carlos Canchaya, and Douwe van Sinderen

Lactobacillus hordei sp. nov., a bacteriocinogenic strain isolated from malted barley
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2013-2017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures S1 and S2]  

Christina D. Moon, Diana M. Pacheco, William J. Kelly, Sinead C. Leahy, Dong Li, Jan Kopecny, and Graeme T. Attwood

Reclassification of Clostridium proteoclasticum as Butyrivibrio proteoclasticus comb. nov., a butyrate-producing ruminal bacterium
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2041-2045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material]  

Mengxi Wang, Ming Yang, Guoling Zhou, Xuesong Luo, Lei Zhang, Yali Tang, and Chengxiang Fang

Paenibacillus tarimensis sp. nov., isolated from sand in Xinjiang, China
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2081-2085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yong Yu, Yu-Hua Xin, Hong-Can Liu, Bo Chen, Jun Sheng, Zhen-Ming Chi, Pei-Jin Zhou, and De-Chao Zhang

Sporosarcina antarctica sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the Antarctic
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2114-2117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table]  

Lei Song and Xiuzhu Dong

Clostridium amylolyticum sp. nov., isolated from H₂-producing UASB granules
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2132-2135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material]  

Kwan Soo Ko, Yeon-Sook Kim, Mi Young Lee, So Young Shin, Dong Sik Jung, Kyong Ran Peck, and Jae-Hoon Song

Paenibacillus konsidensis sp. nov., isolated from a patient
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2164-2168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shu-Juan Cao, Jian-Hang Qu, Jin-Shui Yang, Qing Sun, and Hong-Li Yuan

Halolactibacillus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a moderately alkaliphilic and halophilic bacterium isolated from a soda lake in Inner Mongolia, China, and emended description of the genus Halolactibacillus
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2169-2173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Akihito Endo and Sanae Okada

Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2195-2205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

NEW TAXA: Proteobacteria:

Elke Lang, Jolantha Swiderski, Erko Stackebrandt, Peter Schumann, Cathrin Spröer, and Nurettin Sahin

Description of Ancylobacter oerskovii sp. nov. and two additional strains of Ancylobacter polymorphus
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 1997-2002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rami Al Khudary, Nele Isabelle Stößer, Farah Qoura, and Garabed Antranikian

Pseudoalteromonas arctica sp. nov., an aerobic, psychrotolerant, marine bacterium isolated from Spitzbergen
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2018-2024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shu-Kun Tang, Yun Wang, Man Cai, Kai Lou, Pei-Hong Mao, Xiang Jin, Cheng-Lin Jiang, Li-Hua Xu, and Wen-Jun Li

Microbulbifer halophilus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from north-west China
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2036-2040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure S1.]  

Jui-Hsing Chou, Nian-Tsz Cho, A. B. Arun, Chiu-Chung Young, and Wen-Ming Chen

Luteimonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from fresh water from Southern Taiwan
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2051-2055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure S1.]  

Yun Wang, Shu-Kun Tang, Kai Lou, Pei-Hong Mao, Xiang Jin, Cheng-Lin Jiang, Li-Hua Xu, and Wen-Jun Li

Halomonas lutea sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2065-2069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yu-Qin Zhang, Li-Yan Yu, Dong Wang, Hong-Yu Liu, Cheng-Hang Sun, Wei Jiang, Yue-Qin Zhang, and Wen-Jun Li

Roseomonas vinacea sp. nov., a Gram-negative coccobacillus isolated from a soil sample
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2070-2074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table S1.]  

Yoon-Gon Kim, Chung Yeon Hwang, and Byung Cheol Cho

Pelagicola litoralis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coastal water in Korea
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2102-2104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary figures and table]  

Theresia Umi Harwati, Yuki Kasai, Yumiko Kodama, Dwi Susilaningsih, and Kazuya Watanabe

Tranquillimonas alkanivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkane-degrading bacterium isolated from Semarang Port in Indonesia
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2118-2121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Schlösser, André Lipski, Jochen Schmalfuß, Frank Kugler, and Gero Beckmann

Oceaniserpentilla haliotis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from haemolymph serum of blacklip abalone
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2122-2125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qing-Mei Liu, Leonid N. Ten, Wan-Taek Im, and Sung-Taik Lee

Castellaniella caeni sp. nov., a denitrifying bacterium isolated from sludge of a leachate treatment plant
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2141-2146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolás Pinel, Seana K. Davidson, and David A. Stahl

Verminephrobacter eiseniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a nephridial symbiont of the earthworm Eisenia foetida (Savigny)
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2147-2157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material]  

Guixiang Peng, Qinghua Yuan, Huaxing Li, Wu Zhang, and Zhiyuan Tan

Rhizobium oryzae sp. nov., isolated from the wild rice Oryza alta
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2158-2163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Tables]  

Wen-Ming Chen, Sergio M. de Faria, Jui-Hsing Chou, Euan K. James, Geoffrey N. Elliott, Janet I. Sprent, Cyril Bontemps, J. Peter W. Young, and Peter Vandamme

Burkholderia sabiae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2174-2179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Tables]  

Ilse Cleenwerck, Ángel Gonzalez, Nicholas Camu, Katrien Engelbeen, Paul De Vos, and Luc De Vuyst

Acetobacter fabarum sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium from a Ghanaian cocoa bean heap fermentation
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2180-2185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Table]  

Michael Fahrbach, Jan Kuever, Markko Remesch, Birgit E. Huber, Peter Kämpfer, Wolfgang Dott, and Juliane Hollender

Steroidobacter denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a steroidal hormone-degrading gammaproteobacterium
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2215-2223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jung-Hoon Yoon, So-Jung Kang, Wan-Taek Im, Sung-Taik Lee, and Tae-Kwang Oh

Chelatococcus daeguensis sp. nov., isolated from wastewater of a textile dye works, and emended description of the genus Chelatococcus
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2224-2228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dae Sung Lee, Seung Hyun Ryu, Hyun Wook Hwang, Young-Ju Kim, Minjeong Park, Jung Ro Lee, Sang-Suk Lee, and Che Ok Jeon

Pseudoxanthomonas sacheonensis sp. nov., isolated from BTEX-contaminated soil in Korea, transfer of Stenotrophomonas dokdonensis Yoon et al. 2006 to the genus Pseudoxanthomonas as Pseudoxanthomonas dokdonensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2235-2240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

NEW TAXA: Bacteroidetes:

Makoto Urai, Tomoko Aizawa, Yasuyoshi Nakagawa, Mutsuyasu Nakajima, and Michio Sunairi

Mucilaginibacter kameinonensis sp., nov., isolated from garden soil
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2046-2050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei Wei, Yu Zhou, Xu Wang, Xing Huang, and Ren Lai

Sphingobacterium anhuiense sp. nov., isolated from forest soil
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2098-2101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tristan Barbeyron, Stéphane L'Haridon, Gurvan Michel, and Mirjam Czjzek

Mariniflexile fucanivorans sp. nov., a marine member of the Flavobacteriaceae that degrades sulphated fucans from brown algae
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2107-2113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

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

Aestuariicola saemankumensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from tidal flat sediment
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2126-2131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jian-Hang Qu, Hai-Feng Li, Jin-Shui Yang, and Hong-Li Yuan

Flavobacterium cheniae sp. nov., isolated from sediment of a eutrophic reservoir
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2186-2190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Jian-Hang Qu and Hong-Li Yuan

Sediminibacterium salmoneum gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from sediment of a eutrophic reservoir
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2191-2194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

NEW TAXA: Eukaryotic Micro-organisms:

Marc-André Lachance, Jane M. Bowles, T. Michael Anderson, and William T. Starmer

Metschnikowia shivogae sp. nov., a yeast species associated with insects of morning glory flowers in East Africa
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2241-2244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW TAXA: Other Bacteria:

Akila Ganesan, Sébastien Chaussonnerie, Anne Tarrade, Catherine Dauga, Théodore Bouchez, Eric Pelletier, Denis Le Paslier, and Abdelghani Sghir

Cloacibacillus evryensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel asaccharolytic, mesophilic, amino-acid-degrading bacterium within the phylum ‘Synergistetes’, isolated from an anaerobic sludge digester
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2003-2012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Taxonomic Notes:

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