J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Howardella
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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").
Howardella Cook et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Howardella ureilytica Cook et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. Howardella, to honour the New Zealand microbiologist Bernard Howard, in recognition of his many contributions to anaerobic microbiology.
Reference: COOK (A.R.), RILEY (P.W.), MURDOCH (H.), EVANS (P.N.) and McDONALD (I.R.): Howardella ureilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, coccoid-shaped bacterium from a sheep rumen. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2940-2945.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Howardella ureilytica Cook et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain GPC 589 = DSM 15118 = JCM 13267.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ925472.
Etymology: N.L. n. urea, urea; Gr. adj. lutikos, able to dissolve; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. lutikos -ê -on), able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. ureilytica, urea dissolving.
Reference: COOK (A.R.), RILEY (P.W.), MURDOCH (H.), EVANS (P.N.) and McDONALD (I.R.): Howardella ureilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, coccoid-shaped bacterium from a sheep rumen. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2940-2945.
Original article in IJSEM Online
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