Genus Agathobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Agathobacter Rosero et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Agathobacter rectalis Rosero et al. 2016.
Etymology: Gr. adj. agathos good; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Agathobacter, beneficial bacterium.
Valid publication: ROSERO, J. A., KILLER, J., SECHOVCOVA, H., MRAZEK, J., BENADA, O., FLIEGEROVA, K., HAVLIK, J. and KOPECNY, J. 2016. Reclassification of Eubacterium rectale (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 in a new genus Agathobacter gen. nov. as Agathobacter rectalis comb. nov., and description of Agathobacter ruminis sp. nov., isolated from the rumen contents of sheep and cows. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 768-773.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Agathobacter rectalis Rosero et al. 2016, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33656=JCM 17463.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: NR074634.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. n. rectum, the straight bowel; N.L. masc. adj. rectalis, rectal.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: ROSERO, J. A., KILLER, J., SECHOVCOVA, H., MRAZEK, J., BENADA, O., FLIEGEROVA, K., HAVLIK, J. and KOPECNY, J. 2016. Reclassification of Eubacterium rectale (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 in a new genus Agathobacter gen. nov. as Agathobacter rectalis comb. nov., and description of Agathobacter ruminis sp. nov., isolated from the rumen contents of sheep and cows. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 768-773.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Agathobacter ruminis Rosero et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JK623=DSM 29029=LMG 28559.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT229569.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. gen. n. ruminis, of the rumen.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: ROSERO, J. A., KILLER, J., SECHOVCOVA, H., MRAZEK, J., BENADA, O., FLIEGEROVA, K., HAVLIK, J. and KOPECNY, J. 2016. Reclassification of Eubacterium rectale (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Prévot 1938 in a new genus Agathobacter gen. nov. as Agathobacter rectalis comb. nov., and description of Agathobacter ruminis sp. nov., isolated from the rumen contents of sheep and cows. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 768-773.
Original article in IJSEM Online