Genus Catonella
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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).
Catonella Moore and Moore 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Catonella morbi Moore and Moore 1994.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Catonella, in honor of Elizabeth P. Cato, an American microbiologist.
Valid publication: MOORE (L.V.H.) and MOORE (W.E.C.): Oribaculum catoniae gen. nov., sp. nov.; Catonella morbi gen. nov., sp. nov.; Hallella seregens gen. nov., sp. nov., Johnsonella ignava gen. nov., sp. nov.; and Dialister pneumosintes gen. nov., comb. nov., nom. rev., anaerobic gram-negative bacilli from the human gingival crevice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 187-192.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Catonella morbi Moore and Moore 1994, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51271= CCUG 33640 = VPI D154F-12.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X87151.
Etymology: L. gen. n. morbi, of a disease, because originally the organism was isolated from diseased periodontal pockets.
Valid publication: MOORE (L.V.H.) and MOORE (W.E.C.): Oribaculum catoniae gen. nov., sp. nov.; Catonella morbi gen. nov., sp. nov.; Hallella seregens gen. nov., sp. nov., Johnsonella ignava gen. nov., sp. nov.; and Dialister pneumosintes gen. nov., comb. nov., nom. rev., anaerobic gram-negative bacilli from the human gingival crevice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 187-192.
Original article in IJSEM Online