Geotoga

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Geotoga Davey et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geotoga petraea Davey et al. 1993.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. gê, earth; L. fem. n. toga, Roman outer garment; N.L. fem. n. Geotoga, the earth outer garment.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 47. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 864-865. [DAVEY (M.E.), WOOD (W.A.), KEY (R.), NAKAMURA (K.) and STAHL (D.): Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the "Thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 191-200.]
Validation List N° 47 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Geotoga petraea Davey et al. 1993, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain T5 = ATCC 51226.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: HM037999.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. petraea, that grows among rocks, describing its isolation from a rock formation.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 47. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 864-865. [DAVEY (M.E.), WOOD (W.A.), KEY (R.), NAKAMURA (K.) and STAHL (D.): Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the "Thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 191-200.]
Validation List N° 47 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Geotoga subterranea Davey et al. 1993, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CC-1 = ATCC 51225.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L10659.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. subterranea, underground, subterranean, describing its site of isolation.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 47. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 864-865. [DAVEY (M.E.), WOOD (W.A.), KEY (R.), NAKAMURA (K.) and STAHL (D.): Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the "Thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 191-200.]
Validation List N° 47 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online