Genus Catenococcus
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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").
Catenococcus Sorokin 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Catenococcus thiocycli corrig. Sorokin 1994.
Etymology: L. n. catena, chain; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus, berry; N.L. masc. n. Catenococcus, a chain of berries.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 51. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 852.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.): Catenococcus thiocyclus gen. nov. sp. nov.—a new facultatively anaerobic bacterium from a near-shore sulphidic hydrothermal area. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1992, 138, 2287-2292.
Validation List no. 51 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Catenococcus thiocycli corrig. Sorokin 1994, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TG 5-3 = ATCC 51228= DSM 9165 = LMD 92.12.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE582778.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. n. cyclus, circle, cycle; N.L. gen. n. thiocycli, of a sulphur circle.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 51. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 852.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.): Catenococcus thiocyclus gen. nov. sp. nov.—a new facultatively anaerobic bacterium from a near-shore sulphidic hydrothermal area. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1992, 138, 2287-2292.
Validation List no. 51 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, thiocyclus (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1997.
Reference: TRÜPER (H.G.) and DE' CLARI (L.): Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 908-909.
Original article in IJSB Online