J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Pelistega
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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").
Pelistega Vandamme et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pelistega europaea Vandamme et al. 1998.
Etymology: Gr. n. peleia, pigeon; Gr. fem. n. stegê (or stega), roof, chamber, house; N.L. fem. n. Pelistega, refers to the bacteria living in pigeons.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.), SEGERS (P.), RYLL (M.), HOMMEZ (J.), VANCANNEYT (M.), COOPMAN (R.), DE BAERE (R.), VAN DE PEER (Y.), KERSTERS (K.), DE WACHTER (R.) and HINZ (K.H.): Pelistega europaea gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium associated with respiratory disease in pigeons: taxonomic structure and phylogenetic allocation. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 431-440.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pelistega europaea Vandamme et al. 1998, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Hommez N57 = ATCC 700725 = CCUG 39967 = CIP 105809 = CIP 105842 = LMG 10982.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y11890.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. europaea, of or belonging to Europe, because the first collection of strains was isolated in different European countries.
Reference: VANDAMME (P.), SEGERS (P.), RYLL (M.), HOMMEZ (J.), VANCANNEYT (M.), COOPMAN (R.), DE BAERE (R.), VAN DE PEER (Y.), KERSTERS (K.), DE WACHTER (R.) and HINZ (K.H.): Pelistega europaea gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium associated with respiratory disease in pigeons: taxonomic structure and phylogenetic allocation. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 431-440.
Original article in IJSEM Online
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