Sporobacter

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

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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").

Sporobacter Grech-Mora et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sporobacter termitidis Grech-Mora et al. 1996.
Etymology: N.L. n. spora (from Gr. n. spora, a seed), a spore; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Sporobacter, a spore-forming rod.
Reference: GRECH-MORA (I.), FARDEAU (M.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.), OLLIVIER (B.), RIMBAULT (A.), PRENSIER (G.), GARCIA (J.L.) and GARNIER-SILLAM (E.): Isolation and characterization of Sporobacter termitidis gen. nov., sp. nov., from the digestive tract of the wood-feeding termite Nasutitermes lujae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 512-518.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Sporobacter termitidis Grech-Mora et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SYR = DSM 10068.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z49863.
Etymology: L. n. termes -itis, wood-eating worm; N.L. masc. adj. termitidis, pertaining to the termite.
Reference: GRECH-MORA (I.), FARDEAU (M.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.), OLLIVIER (B.), RIMBAULT (A.), PRENSIER (G.), GARCIA (J.L.) and GARNIER-SILLAM (E.): Isolation and characterization of Sporobacter termitidis gen. nov., sp. nov., from the digestive tract of the wood-feeding termite Nasutitermes lujae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 512-518.
Original article in IJSEM Online