Buchnera

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

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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").

Buchnera Munson et al. 1991, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Buchnera aphidicola Munson et al. 1991.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Buchnera, named for Paul Buchner, German biologist who made extensive contributions to the study of endosymbiosis.
Reference: MUNSON (M.A.), BAUMANN (P.) and KINSEY (M.G.): Buchnera gen. nov. and Buchnera aphidicola sp. nov., a taxon consisting of the mycetocyte-associated, primary endosymbionts of aphids. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 566-568.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Buchnera aphidicola Munson et al. 1991, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): the primary endosymbiont found in the mycetocytes of Schizaphis graminum (green bug) is designated the type strain.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: N.L. n. aphidum, an aphid; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant, dweller; N.L. n. aphidicola, aphid dweller (eof the aphid Schizaphis graminum).
Reference: MUNSON (M.A.), BAUMANN (P.) and KINSEY (M.G.): Buchnera gen. nov. and Buchnera aphidicola sp. nov., a taxon consisting of the mycetocyte-associated, primary endosymbionts of aphids. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 566-568.
Original article in IJSEM Online