Atopobium

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Atopobium Collins and Wallbanks 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Atopobium minutum (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Collins and Wallbanks 1993.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 44. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 188-189. [COLLINS (M.D.) and WALLBANKS (S.): Comparative sequence analyses of the 16S rRNA genes of Lactobacillus minutus, Lactobacillus rimae and Streptococcus parvulus: proposal for the creation of a new genus Atopobium. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1992, 95, 235-240.]
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Atopobium fossor (Bailey and Love 1986) Kageyama et al. 1999, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 43386 = CIP 106638 = JCM 9981 = NCTC 11919 = VPB 2127.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L34620.
Basonym: ¤ Eubacterium fossor Bailey and Love 1986.
Etymology: L. n. fossor, a digger, delver.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 71. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1325-1326. [KAGEYAMA (A.), BENNO (Y.) and NAKASE (T.): Phylogenic and phenotypic evidence for the transfer of Eubacterium fossor to the genus Atopobium as Atopobium fossor comb. nov. Microbiol. Immunol., 1999, 43, 389-395.]
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More information (in French)

Atopobium minutum (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Collins and Wallbanks 1993, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33267 = CCUG 31167 = DSM 20586 = JCM 1118 = LMG 9439 = NCIMB 702751 (formerly NCFB 2751) = VPI 9428.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X67148.
Basonym: ¤ Lactobacillus minutus (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Moore and Holdeman 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Olsen et al. 1991.
Other synonyms: "Bacteroides minutum" (sic) Hauduroy et al. 1937, "Eubacterium minutum" (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Prévot 1938.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. minutum, little, small.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 44. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 188-189. [COLLINS (M.D.) and WALLBANKS (S.): Comparative sequence analyses of the 16S rRNA genes of Lactobacillus minutus, Lactobacillus rimae and Streptococcus parvulus: proposal for the creation of a new genus Atopobium. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1992, 95, 235-240.]
Validation List N° 44 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In Validation List n° 44, the basonym of Atopobium minutum is erroneously cited as Lactobacillus minutum (sic).
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
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Atopobium parvulum (Weinberg et al. 1937) Collins and Wallbanks 1993, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IPP 1246 = ATCC 33793 = CCUG 32760 = CIP 102970 = DSM 20469 = JCM 10300 = VPI 0546.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF292372, CP001721 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Peptostreptococcus parvulus (Weinberg et al. 1937) Smith 1957 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Streptococcus parvulus (Weinberg et al. 1937) Cato 1983, "Streptococcus parvulus" Weinberg et al. 1937, not "Streptococcus parvulus" Levinthal 1928.
Etymology: L. neut. dim. adj. parvulum, very small.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 44. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 188-189. [COLLINS (M.D.) and WALLBANKS (S.): Comparative sequence analyses of the 16S rRNA genes of Lactobacillus minutus, Lactobacillus rimae and Streptococcus parvulus: proposal for the creation of a new genus Atopobium. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1992, 95, 235-240.]
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Atopobium rimae (Olsen et al. 1991) Collins and Wallbanks 1993, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 49626 = CCUG 31168 = DSM 7090 = IFO (now NBRC) 15546 = JCM 10299 = LMG 11476 = VPI D140H-11A.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF292371.
Basonym: ¤ Lactobacillus rimae Olsen et al. 1991.
Etymology: L. gen. n. rimae, of a fissure, here pertaining to the gingival crevice.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 44. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 188-189. [COLLINS (M.D.) and WALLBANKS (S.): Comparative sequence analyses of the 16S rRNA genes of Lactobacillus minutus, Lactobacillus rimae and Streptococcus parvulus: proposal for the creation of a new genus Atopobium. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1992, 95, 235-240.]
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Atopobium vaginae Rodriguez Jovita et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC BAA-55 = CCUG 38953 = CIP 106431.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y17195.
Reference: RODRIGUEZ JOVITA (M.), COLLINS (M.D.), SJÖDÉN (B.) and FALSEN (E.): Characterization of a novel Atopobium isolate from the human vagina: description of Atopobium vaginae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1573-1576.
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