Hespellia

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Hespellia Whitehead et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Hespellia stercorisuis Whitehead et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Hespellia, named in honour of the American microbiologist Robert B. Hespell, in recognition of his many contributions to anaerobic microbiology.
Reference: WHITEHEAD (T.R.), COTTA (M.A.), COLLINS (M.D.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 241-245.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Hespellia porcina Whitehead et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain PC80 = ATCC BAA-674 = DSM 15481 = NRRL B-23458.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF445239.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. porcina, of a pig, pertaining to a pig.
Reference: WHITEHEAD (T.R.), COTTA (M.A.), COLLINS (M.D.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 241-245.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Hespellia stercorisuis Whitehead et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain PC18 = ATCC BAA-677 = CCUG 46279 = DSM 15480 = NRRL B-23456.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF445264.
Etymology: L. masc. n. stercus -oris, faeces, manure; L. gen. n. suis, of a pig; N.L. gen. n. stercorisuis, from faeces/manure of a pig.
Reference: WHITEHEAD (T.R.), COTTA (M.A.), COLLINS (M.D.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 241-245.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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