Smithella

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

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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").

Smithella Liu et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Smithella propionica Liu et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Smithella, named for Paul H. Smith in honor of his many contributions to the understanding of methanogenic propionate degradation.
Reference: LIU (Y.), BALKWILL (D.L.), ALDRICH (H.C.), DRAKE (G.R.) and BOONE, (D.R.): Characterization of the anaerobic propionate-degrading syntrophs Smithella propionica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Syntrophobacter wolinii. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 545-556.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Smithella propionica Liu et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LYP = OCM 661.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF126282.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; L. fem. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. propionica, pertaining to propionic acid, on which the bacterium grows.
Reference: LIU (Y.), BALKWILL (D.L.), ALDRICH (H.C.), DRAKE (G.R.) and BOONE, (D.R.): Characterization of the anaerobic propionate-degrading syntrophs Smithella propionica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Syntrophobacter wolinii. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 545-556.
Original article in IJSEM Online