Genus Catellicoccus
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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").
Catellicoccus Lawson et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Catellicoccus marimammalium Lawson et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. fem. n. catella, small chain; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos), berry; N.L. masc. n. Catellicoccus, coccus forming small chains.
Valid publication: LAWSON (P.A.), COLLINS (M.D.), FALSEN (E.) and FOSTER (G.): Catellicoccus marimammalium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium from porpoise and grey seal. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 429-432.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Catellicoccus marimammalium Lawson et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M35/04/3 = CCUG 49459 = CIP 108575.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ854484.
Etymology: L. neut. n. mare, the sea; N.L. neut. gen. pl. n. mammalium, of mammals; N.L. gen. pl. n. marimammalium, of marine mammals.
Valid publication: LAWSON (P.A.), COLLINS (M.D.), FALSEN (E.) and FOSTER (G.): Catellicoccus marimammalium gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium from porpoise and grey seal. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 429-432.
Original article in IJSEM Online