Waddlia

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

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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").

Waddlia Rurangirwa et al. 1999, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Waddliaceae Rurangirwa et al. 1999).
Type species: ¤ Waddlia chondrophila Rurangirwa et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Waddlia, arbitrary name derived from the abbreviation WADDL (Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic-Laboratory).
Reference: RURANGIRWA (F.R.), DILBECK (P.M.), CRAWFORD (T.B.), McGUIRE (T.C.) and McELWAIN (T.F.): Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of micro-organism WSU 86-1044 from an aborted bovine foetus reveals that it is a member of the order Chlamydiales: proposal of Waddliaceae fam. nov., Waddlia chondrophila gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 577-581.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Waddlia chondrophila Rurangirwa et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WSU 86-1044 = ATCC VR-1470.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF042496.
Etymology: Gr. n. chondros, granule; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem adj. philê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. chondrophila, liking granules, in reference to the association of the organism with cellular mitochondria [the noun mitochondria was coined in1898 by the microbiologist Carl Benda (1857-1933), from Gr. mitos, thread + Gr. chondrion, little granule].
Reference: RURANGIRWA (F.R.), DILBECK (P.M.), CRAWFORD (T.B.), McGUIRE (T.C.) and McELWAIN (T.F.): Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of micro-organism WSU 86-1044 from an aborted bovine foetus reveals that it is a member of the order Chlamydiales: proposal of Waddliaceae fam. nov., Waddlia chondrophila gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 577-581.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the paper by Rurangirwa et al. 1999, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 1470 (without dash).
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (May 30, 2001).

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