VALIDATION LIST:

NOTIFICATION LIST:

NEW TAXA: Actinobacteria:

Sae W. Park, Sang T. Park, Jung E. Lee, and Young M. Kim

Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing actinomycete, and an emended description of the genus Pseudonocardia
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2475-2478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Tables and Figures]  

Wael N. Hozzein and Michael Goodfellow

Nocardiopsis arabia sp. nov., a halotolerant actinomycete isolated from a sand-dune soil
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2520-2524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Glycomyces endophyticus sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from the root of Carex baccans Nees
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2525-2528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Tables and Figure]  

Syed G. Dastager, Jae-Chan Lee, Yoon-Jung Ju, Dong-Jin Park, and Chang-Jin Kim

Microbacterium kribbense sp. nov., isolated from soil
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2536-2540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jie Li, Guo-Zhen Zhao, Yu-Qin Zhang, Hans-Peter Klenk, Rüdiger Pukall, Sheng Qin, Li-Hua Xu, and Wen-Jun Li

Dietzia schimae sp. nov. and Dietzia cercidiphylli sp. nov., from surface-sterilized plant tissues
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2549-2554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Table]  

Undine Behrendt, Andreas Ulrich, and Peter Schumann

Leucobacter tardus sp. nov., isolated from the phyllosphere of Solanum tuberosum L.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2574-2578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Kämpfer, Birgit Huber, Sandra Buczolits, Kathrin Thummes, Iris Grün-Wollny, and Hans-Jürgen Busse

Streptomyces specialis sp. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2602-2606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seong Chan Park, Keun Sik Baik, Mi Sun Kim, Jongsik Chun, and Chi Nam Seong

Nocardioides dokdonensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from sand sediment
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2619-2623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Tables]  

NEW TAXA: Other Gram-positive Bacteria:

Olfa Haouari, Marie-Laure Fardeau, Jean-Luc Cayol, Corinne Casiot, Françoise Elbaz-Poulichet, Moktar Hamdi, Manon Joseph, and Bernard Ollivier

Desulfotomaculum hydrothermale sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a terrestrial Tunisian hot spring
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2529-2535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum]  

Shiou-Huei Chao, Yasuaki Tomii, Masae Sasamoto, Junji Fujimoto, Ying-Chieh Tsai, and Koichi Watanabe

Lactobacillus capillatus sp. nov., a motile bacterium isolated from stinky tofu brine
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2555-2559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

Angel Valverde, Alvaro Peix, Raúl Rivas, Encarna Velázquez, Sergio Salazar, Ignacio Santa-Regina, Claudino Rodríguez-Barrueco, and José M. Igual

Paenibacillus castaneae sp. nov., isolated from the phyllosphere of Castanea sativa Miller
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2560-2564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Extended phylogenetic tree][Extended phylogenetic tree]  

Isaac D. Wagner, Weidong Zhao, Chuanlun L. Zhang, Christopher S. Romanek, Manfred Rohde, and Juergen Wiegel

Thermoanaerobacter uzonensis sp. nov., an anaerobic thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring within the Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka, Far East Russia
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2565-2573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jae-Chan Lee, Gye Suk Lee, Dong-Jin Park, and Chang-Jin Kim

Bacillus alkalitelluris sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from sandy soil
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2629-2634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

Fwu-Ling Lee, Chih-Jen Tien, Chun-Ju Tai, Li-Ting Wang, Yung-Chuan Liu, and Lih-Ling Chern

Paenibacillus taichungensis sp. nov., from soil in Taiwan
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2640-2645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

NEW TAXA: Proteobacteria:

Laurent Urios, Hélène Agogué, Laurent Intertaglia, Françoise Lesongeur, and Philippe Lebaron

Melitea salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium from the Mediterranean Sea
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2479-2483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

Martha Helena Ramírez-Bahena, Paula García-Fraile, Alvaro Peix, Angel Valverde, Raúl Rivas, José M. Igual, Pedro F. Mateos, Eustoquio Martínez-Molina, and Encarna Velázquez

Revision of the taxonomic status of the species Rhizobium leguminosarum (Frank 1879) Frank 1889^AL, Rhizobium phaseoli Dangeard 1926^AL and Rhizobium trifolii Dangeard 1926^AL. R. trifolii is a later synonym of R. leguminosarum. Reclassification of the strain R. leguminosarum DSM 30132 (=NCIMB 11478) as Rhizobium pisi sp. nov.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2484-2490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures S1-S3]  

Karine Alain, Brian J. Tindall, Laurent Intertaglia, Philippe Catala, and Philippe Lebaron

Hellea balneolensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a prosthecate alphaproteobacterium from the Mediterranean Sea
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2511-2519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Tímea Tóth and Tamás Lakatos

Photorhabdus temperata subsp. cinerea subsp. nov., isolated from Heterorhabditis nematodes
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2579-2581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table and Figure]  

Hong-Bin Li, Lei-Ping Zhang, and San-Feng Chen

Halomonas korlensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, denitrifying bacterium isolated from saline and alkaline soil
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2582-2588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material][Supplementary Material]  

Ilse Vandecandelaere, Olivier Nercessian, Eveline Segaert, Wafa Achouak, Alfonso Mollica, Marco Faimali, Paul De Vos, and Peter Vandamme

Alteromonas genovensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2589-2596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure and Table]  

Elke Lang, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Bettina Sträubler, and Erko Stackebrandt

Reclassification of Myxococcus flavescens Yamanaka et al. 1990^VP as a later synonym of Myxococcus virescens Thaxter 1892^AL
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2607-2609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table]  

Tian Xu Han, Li Li Han, Li Juan Wu, Wen Feng Chen, Xin Hua Sui, Jin Gang Gu, En Tao Wang, and Wen Xin Chen

Mesorhizobium gobiense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium tarimense sp. nov., isolated from wild legumes growing in desert soils of Xinjiang, China
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2610-2618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures and Table]  

Su Hua Guan, Wen Feng Chen, En Tao Wang, Yang Li Lu, Xue Rui Yan, Xiao Xia Zhang, and Wen Xin Chen

Mesorhizobium caraganae sp. nov., a novel rhizobial species nodulated with Caragana spp. in China
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2646-2653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures and Tables]  

P. Anil Kumar, T. N. R. Srinivas, Ch. Sasikala, Ch. V. Ramana, and J. F. Imhoff

Thiophaeococcus mangrovi gen. nov., sp. nov., a photosynthetic, marine gammaproteobacterium isolated from the Bhitarkanika mangrove forest of India
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2660-2664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

NEW TAXA: Bacteroidetes:

Yi-Guang Chen, Xiao-Long Cui, Yu-Qin Zhang, Wen-Jun Li, Yong-Xia Wang, Chang-Jin Kim, Jee-Min Lim, Li-Hua Xu, and Cheng-Lin Jiang

Salinimicrobium terrae sp. nov., isolated from saline soil, and emended description of the genus Salinimicrobium
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2501-2504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Table]  

Hee-Soon Lee, Kae Kyoung Kwon, Sung-Hyun Yang, Seung Seob Bae, Chan Hong Park, Sang-Jin Kim, and Jung-Hyun Lee

Description of Croceitalea gen. nov. in the family Flavobacteriaceae with two species, Croceitalea eckloniae sp. nov. and Croceitalea dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of the marine alga Ecklonia kurome
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2505-2510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

Olga I. Nedashkovskaya, Makoto Suzuki, Seung Bum Kim, and Valery V. Mikhailov

Kriegella aquimaris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine environments
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2624-2628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elionora Hantsis-Zacharov, Tamar Shakéd, Yigal Senderovich, and Malka Halpern

Chryseobacterium oranimense sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, proteolytic and lipolytic bacterium isolated from raw cow's milk
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2635-2639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEW TAXA: Eukaryotic Micro-organisms:

Bhaskar Bhadra, Zareena Begum, and Sisinthy Shivaji

Pichia garciniae sp. nov., isolated from a rotten mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana L., Clusiaceae)
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2665-2669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figure]  

NEW TAXA: Other Bacteria:

Jaewoo Yoon, Yoshihide Matsuo, Atsuko Katsuta, Jae-Hyuk Jang, Satoru Matsuda, Kyoko Adachi, Hiroaki Kasai, and Akira Yokota

Haloferula rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., Haloferula harenae sp. nov., Haloferula phyci sp. nov., Haloferula helveola sp. nov. and Haloferula sargassicola sp. nov., five marine representatives of the family Verrucomicrobiaceae within the phylum ‘Verrucomicrobia’
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2491-2500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuji Sekiguchi, Mizuho Muramatsu, Hiroyuki Imachi, Takashi Narihiro, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada, Satoshi Hanada, and Yoichi Kamagata

Thermodesulfovibrio aggregans sp. nov. and Thermodesulfovibrio thiophilus sp. nov., anaerobic, thermophilic, sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from thermophilic methanogenic sludge, and emended description of the genus Thermodesulfovibrio
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2541-2548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures and Table]  

Yukiyo Fukunaga, Midori Kurahashi, Kensuke Yanagi, Akira Yokota, and Shigeaki Harayama

Acanthopleuribacter pedis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from a chiton, and description of Acanthopleuribacteraceae fam. nov., Acanthopleuribacterales ord. nov., Holophagaceae fam. nov., Holophagales ord. nov. and Holophagae classis nov. in the phylum ‘Acidobacteria’
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2597-2601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures and Table][Erratum]  

EVOLUTION, PHYLOGENY AND BIODIVERSITY:

De-Ming Jiang, Lin Zhao, Cui-Ying Zhang, Jian Li, Zhi-Jie Xia, Jing Wang, Zhi-Hong Wu, and Yue-Zhong Li

Taxonomic analysis of Sorangium strains based on HSP60 and 16S rRNA gene sequences and morphology
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008 58: 2654-2659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Figures]  

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