Genus Balneatrix
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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).
Balneatrix Dauga et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Balneatrix alpica Dauga et al. 1993.
Etymology: L. fem. n. Balneatrix, she who has the care of a bath, bather.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 46. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 624-625.
Effective publication: DAUGA (C.), GILLIS (M.), VANDAMME (P.), AGERON (E.), GRIMONT (F.), KERSTERS (K.), DE MAHENGE (C.), PELOUX (Y.) and GRIMONT (P.A.D.): Balneatrix alpica gen. nov., sp. nov. a bacterium associated with pneumonia and meningitis in a spa therapy centre. Res. Microbiol., 1993, 144, 35-46.
Validation List no. 46 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Balneatrix alpica Dauga et al. 1993, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 4-87 = ATCC 51285= CCUG 32555 = CIP 103589.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17112.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. alpica, Alpine, pertaining to the Alps.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 46. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 624-625.
Effective publication: DAUGA (C.), GILLIS (M.), VANDAMME (P.), AGERON (E.), GRIMONT (F.), KERSTERS (K.), DE MAHENGE (C.), PELOUX (Y.) and GRIMONT (P.A.D.): Balneatrix alpica gen. nov., sp. nov. a bacterium associated with pneumonia and meningitis in a spa therapy centre. Res. Microbiol., 1993, 144, 35-46.
Validation List no. 46 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online