Genus Brackiella
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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").
Brackiella Willems et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Brackiella oedipodis Willems et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Brackiella, named in honour of Manfred Brack, German pathologist, head of the Department of Pathology of the Deutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH, Göttingen, from 1978 to 1999.
Valid publication: WILLEMS (A.), GILHAUS (H.), BEER (W.), MIETKE (H.), GELDERBLOM (H.R.), BURGHARDT (B.), VOIGT (W.) and REISSBRODT (R.): Brackiella oedipodis gen. nov., sp. nov., Gram-negative, oxidase-positive rods that cause endocarditis of cotton-topped tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 179-186.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Brackiella oedipodis Willems et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 47103 = DSM 13743 = LMG 19451 = NCIMB 13739.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ277742.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. oedipodis, of oedipus, referring to the first isolation source, the tamarin Saguinus oedipus.
Valid publication: WILLEMS (A.), GILHAUS (H.), BEER (W.), MIETKE (H.), GELDERBLOM (H.R.), BURGHARDT (B.), VOIGT (W.) and REISSBRODT (R.): Brackiella oedipodis gen. nov., sp. nov., Gram-negative, oxidase-positive rods that cause endocarditis of cotton-topped tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 179-186.
Original article in IJSEM Online