Genus Andreprevotia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Andreprevotia Weon et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Andreprevotia chitinilytica Weon et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Andreprevotia, named after André Romain Prévot, the French microbiologist who first named the family Neisseriaceae.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), YOO (S.H.), JOA (J.H.), KWON (S.W.) and KIM (W.G.): Andreprevotia chitinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from forest soil from Halla mountain, Jeju Island, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1572-1575.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Andreprevotia chitinilytica Weon et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JS11-7 = DSM 18519 = KACC 11608.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ836355.
Etymology: N.L. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. adj. lyticus (from Gr. adj. lutikos), dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. chitinilytica, chitin-dissolving.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), YOO (S.H.), JOA (J.H.), KWON (S.W.) and KIM (W.G.): Andreprevotia chitinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from forest soil from Halla mountain, Jeju Island, Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1572-1575.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Andreprevotia lacus Sheu et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GFC-1 = BCRC 17832 = LMG 24502.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU287926.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lacus, of a lake, basin or tank, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: SHEU (S.Y.), CHIU (T.F.), CHOU (J.H.), SHEU (D.S.), ARUN (A.B.), YOUNG (C.C.), CHEN (C.A.), WANG (J.T.) and CHEN (W.M.): Andreprevotia lacus sp. nov., isolated from a fish-culture pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2482-2485.
Original article in IJSEM Online