Hallella

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

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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").

Hallella Moore and Moore 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Hallella seregens Moore and Moore 1994.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Hallella, named in honor of Ivan C. Hall, a United States microbiologist.
Reference: MOORE (L.V.H.) and MOORE (W.E.C.): Oribaculum catoniae gen. nov., sp. nov.; Catonella morbi gen. nov., sp. nov.; Hallella seregens gen. nov., sp. nov., Johnsonella ignava gen. nov., sp. nov.; and Dialister pneumosintes gen. nov., comb. nov., nom. rev., anaerobic gram-negative bacilli from the human gingival crevice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 187-192.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the paper by Moore and Moore 1994, the gender of the genus Hallela is erroneously cited as masculine.

Hallella seregens Moore and Moore 1994, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 51272 = CCUG 33639 = CIP 107046 = VPI D238B-15.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X81877.
Etymology: L. n. serum, serum; L. part. adj. egens, needing, being in need; N.L. part. adj. seregens, needing serum.
Reference: MOORE (L.V.H.) and MOORE (W.E.C.): Oribaculum catoniae gen. nov., sp. nov.; Catonella morbi gen. nov., sp. nov.; Hallella seregens gen. nov., sp. nov., Johnsonella ignava gen. nov., sp. nov.; and Dialister pneumosintes gen. nov., comb. nov., nom. rev., anaerobic gram-negative bacilli from the human gingival crevice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 187-192.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Willems and Collins 1995, Hallella seregens Moore and Moore 1994 is a member of the genus ¤ Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990. However, Willems and Collins do not make a formal proposal to rename Hallella seregens.
Reference: WILLEMS (A.) and COLLINS (M.D.): 16S rRNA gene similarities indicate that Hallella seregens (Moore and Moore) and Mitsuokella dentalis (Haapasalo et al.) are genealogically highly related and are members of the genus Prevotella: emended description of the genus Prevotella (Shah and Collins) and description of Prevotella dentalis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 832-836.
Original article in IJSEM Online