Rhodocytophaga

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

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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").

Rhodocytophaga Anandham et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rhodocytophaga aerolata Anandham et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, a rose; N.L. fem. n. Cytophaga, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Rhodocytophaga, rose-red Cytophaga, referring to the reddish pink colour of colonies and to the phylogenetic relationship with the genus Cytophaga.
Reference: ANANDHAM (R.), WEON (H.Y.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Rhodocytophaga aerolata gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Cytophagaceae isolated from air. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1554-1558.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Rhodocytophaga aerolata Anandham et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 5416T-29 = DSM 22190 = KACC 12507.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU004198.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer, air; L. fem. part. adj. lata, carried; N.L. fem. part. adj. aerolata, airborne.
Reference: ANANDHAM (R.), WEON (H.Y.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.) and KWON (S.W.): Rhodocytophaga aerolata gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Cytophagaceae isolated from air. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1554-1558.
Original article in IJSEM Online