Brooklawnia

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

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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").

Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 (authorship reads Rainey, da Costa and Moe), gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Brooklawnia cerclae Rainey et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Brooklawnia, named after Brooklawn, the contaminated site from which members of the genus were first isolated.
Reference: BAE (H.S.), MOE (W.M.), YAN (J.), TIAGO (I.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Brooklawnia cerclae gen. nov., sp. nov., a propionate-forming bacterium isolated from chlorosolvent-contaminated groundwater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1977-1983.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Brooklawnia cerclae Rainey et al. 2006 (authorship reads Rainey, da Costa and Moe), sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BL-34 = JCM 14918 = LMG 23248 = NRRL B-41418.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ196625.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. cerclae, of CERCLA, an arbitrary name formed from CERCLA, the acronym for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, which has mandated the clean-up of many hazardous waste sites in the USA.
Reference: BAE (H.S.), MOE (W.M.), YAN (J.), TIAGO (I.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Brooklawnia cerclae gen. nov., sp. nov., a propionate-forming bacterium isolated from chlorosolvent-contaminated groundwater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1977-1983.
Original article in IJSEM Online