Akkermansia

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Akkermansia

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Akkermansia Derrien et al. 2004, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Akkermansiaceae Hedlund and Derrien 2012).
Type species: ¤ Akkermansia muciniphila Derrien et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Akkermansia, named after Antoon Akkermans, a Dutch microbiologist recognized for his contribution to microbial ecology.
Reference: DERRIEN (M.), VAUGHAN (E.E.), PLUGGE (C.M.) and DE VOS (W.M.): Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1469-1476.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Akkermansia muciniphila Derrien et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Muc = ATCC BAA-835 = CIP 107961.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY271254.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. mucinum, mucin; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. muciniphila, mucin-loving.
Reference: DERRIEN (M.), VAUGHAN (E.E.), PLUGGE (C.M.) and DE VOS (W.M.): Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1469-1476.
Original article in IJSEM Online