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Genus Catonella

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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

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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

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