Kerstersia

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

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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").

Kerstersia Coenye et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Kerstersia gyiorum Coenye et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Kerstersia, in honour of K. Kersters, an eminent Belgian microbiologist, for his contributions to polyphasic taxonomy and to the introduction of computerized protein gel electrophoresis.
Reference: COENYE (T.), VANCANNEYT (M.), CNOCKAERT (M.C.), FALSEN (E.), SWINGS (J.) and VANDAMME (P.): Kerstersia gyiorum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Alcaligenes faecalis-like organism isolated from human clinical samples, and reclassification of Alcaligenes denitrificans Rüger and Tan 1983 as Achromobacter denitrificans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1825-1831.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Further concise information (in French)

Kerstersia gyiorum Coenye et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain API 184-2-84 = CCUG 47000 = LMG 5906.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY131213.
Etymology: Gr. n. gyion, limb; N.L. gen. n. gyiorum, from the limbs, referring to the fact that the majority of strains were isolated from human leg wounds.
Reference: COENYE (T.), VANCANNEYT (M.), CNOCKAERT (M.C.), FALSEN (E.), SWINGS (J.) and VANDAMME (P.): Kerstersia gyiorum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Alcaligenes faecalis-like organism isolated from human clinical samples, and reclassification of Alcaligenes denitrificans Rüger and Tan 1983 as Achromobacter denitrificans comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1825-1831.
Original article in IJSEM Online