Frateuria

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

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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").

Frateuria Swings et al. 1980, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Frateuria aurantia (ex Kondô and Ameyama 1958) Swings et al. 1980.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Frateuria, named after Joseph Frateur (1903-1974), eminent Belgian microbiologist.
Reference: SWINGS (J.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.), DE VOS (P.), GOSSELÉ (F.) and DE LEY (J.): Frateuria, a new genus for "Acetobacter aurantius". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 547-556.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Frateuria aurantia (ex Kondô and Ameyama 1958) Swings et al. 1980, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain G-6 = Kondô 67 = ATCC 33424 = DSM 6220 = IFO (now NBRC) 3245 = LMG 1558.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB091194.
Synonym: "Acetobacter aurantium" (sic) Kondô and Ameyama 1958.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. aurantia (from L. v. auro, to overlay with gold), gold colored, refers to the gold-yellow color of the strains on MYP agar.
Reference: SWINGS (J.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.), DE VOS (P.), GOSSELÉ (F.) and DE LEY (J.): Frateuria, a new genus for "Acetobacter aurantius". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 547-556.
Original article in IJSEM Online