Algoriphagus

Algoriphagus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidetes (Bacteria).^[1]

Etymology

The name Algoriphagus derives from:
Latin masculine gender noun algor -oris, cold; Greek masculine gender noun phagos, glutton; New Latin masculine gender noun Algoriphagus, the cold eater.^[2]

Species

The genus contains 19 species, namely^[2]

• A. alkaliphilus ( (Tiago et al. 2006) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; New Latin noun alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic noun qaliy, ashes of saltwort, soda), alkali; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin feminine gender adjective alkaliphila, loving alkaline environments.)^[3]
• A. antarcticus ( Van Trappen et al. 2004, ; Latin masculine gender adjective antarcticus, southern, of the Antarctic, the environment from where the strains were isolated.)^[4]
• A. aquatilis ( Liu et al. 2009, ; Latin masculine gender adjective aquatilis, aquatic, pertaining to the isolation of the type strain from fresh water.)^[5]
• A. aquimarinus ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; Latin feminine gender noun aqua, water; Latin masculine gender adjective marinus, marine, of the sea; New Latin masculine gender adjective aquimarinus, of sea water.)^[6]
• A. boritolerans ( (Ahmed et al. 2007) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; New Latin noun borum, boron; Latin participle adjective tolerans, tolerating; New Latin participle adjective boritolerans, boron-tolerating.)^[3]
• A. chordae ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case noun chordae, of Chorda, the generic name of the brown alga Chorda filum, from which the type strain was isolated.)^[6]
• A. halophilus ( (Yi and Chun 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; Greek noun hals, halos (ἅλς, ἁλός), salt; New Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender adjective halophilus, salt-loving.)^[6]
• A. hitonicola ( Copa-Patiño et al. 2008, ; New Latin noun hito, El Hito lagoon; Latin suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; New Latin noun hitonicola, inhabitant of El Hito.)^[7]
• A. locisalis ( Yoon et al. 2005, ; Latin noun locus, place, locality; Latin genitive case noun salis, of salt; New Latin genitive case noun locisalis, of a place of salt.)^[8]
• A. lutimaris ( Park et al. 2010, ; Latin noun lutum, mud; Latin genitive case noun maris, of the sea; New Latin genitive case noun lutimaris, of a marine mud.)^[9]
• A. machipongonensis ( Alegado et al. 2012, ; Algonquin noun "Machipongo", Hog Island, Virginia, USA; Latin suff. -ensis, of or belonging to; New Latin masculine gender "machipongonensis", of or belonging to Machipongo/Hog Island).^[10]
• A. mannitolivorans ( (Yi and Chun 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; New Latin neuter gender noun mannitolum, mannitol; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective mannitolivorans, mannitol-devouring, utilizing mannitol.)^[3]
• A. marincola ( (Yoon et al. 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; Latin noun mare -is, the sea; Latin noun incola, inhabitant; New Latin noun marincola, inhabitant of the sea.)^[3]
• A. olei ( Young et al. 2009, ; Latin genitive case neuter gender noun olei, of/from oil, as the type strain was isolated from oil-contaminated soil.)^[11]
• A. ornithinivorans ( (Yi and Chun 2004) Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; New Latin neuter gender noun ornithinum, ornithine; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; New Latin participle adjective ornithinivorans, ornithine-devouring, utilizing ornithine.)^[3]
• A. ratkowskyi ( Bowman et al. 2003, (Type species of the genus).; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun ratkowskyi, of Ratkowsky, in honour of David A. Ratkowsky, who made significant contributions to growth-modelling of bacteria, including psychrophilic bacteria.)^[12]
• A. terrigena ( Yoon et al. 2006, ; Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun terrigena, child of the earth, referring to the isolation of the type strain from soil.)^[13]
• A. vanfongensis ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2007, ; New Latin masculine gender adjective vanfongensis, of or pertaining to Vanfong Bay, from which the type strain was isolated.)^[3]
• A. winogradskyi ( Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004, ; New Latin genitive case masculine gender noun winogradskyi, of Winogradsky, to honour Sergey N. Winogradsky, for his contribution to the study of Cytophaga-like bacteria.)^[6]
• A. yeomjeoni ( Yoon et al. 2005, ; New Latin noun yeomjeonum, yeomjeon (the Korean name for a marine solar saltern); New Latin genitive case noun yeomjeoni, of a yeomjeon.)^[14]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References