Genus Allisonella
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Allisonella Garner et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Allisonella histaminiformans Garner et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Allisonella, named after the American microbiologist Milton J. Allison, a prominent rumen microbiologist who isolated Oxalobacter formigenes, a ruminal bacterium that decarboxylates oxalate.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 90. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 373.
Effective publication: GARNER (M.R.), FLINT (J.F.) and RUSSELL (J.B.): Allisonella histaminiformans gen. nov., sp. nov. A novel bacterium that produces histamine, utilizes histidine as its sole energy source, and could play a role in bovine and equine laminitis. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2002, 25, 498-506.
Validation List no. 90 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Allisonella histaminiformans Garner et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MR2 = ATCC BAA-610 = CCUG 48567 = DSM 15230.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF548373.
Etymology: N.L. n. histaminum, histamine; L. part. adj. formans, forming; N.L. part. adj. histaminiformans, histamine forming.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 90. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 373.
Effective publication: GARNER (M.R.), FLINT (J.F.) and RUSSELL (J.B.): Allisonella histaminiformans gen. nov., sp. nov. A novel bacterium that produces histamine, utilizes histidine as its sole energy source, and could play a role in bovine and equine laminitis. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2002, 25, 498-506.
Validation List no. 90 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online