Fusibacter

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

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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").

Fusibacter Ravot et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Fusibacter paucivorans Ravot et al. 1999.
Etymology: L. n. fusus, a spindle; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Fusibacter, a small spindle-shaped rod.
Reference: RAVOT (G.), MAGOT (M.), FARDEAU (M.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.), THOMAS (P.), GARCIA (J.L.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Fusibacter paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thiosulfate-reducing bacterium from an oil-producing well. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 1999, 49, 1141-1147.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Fusibacter paucivorans Ravot et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SEBR 4211 = ATCC 700852 = DSM 12116.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF050099.
Etymology: L. adj. paucus, few; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. part. adj. paucivorans, intended to mean a bacterium that utilizes few substrates.
Reference: RAVOT (G.), MAGOT (M.), FARDEAU (M.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.), THOMAS (P.), GARCIA (J.L.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Fusibacter paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thiosulfate-reducing bacterium from an oil-producing well. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 1999, 49, 1141-1147.
Original article in IJSEM Online