Genus Christensenella
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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").
Christensenella Morotomi et al. 2012, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Christensenellaceae Morotomi et al. 2012).
Type species: ¤ Christensenella minuta Morotomi et al. 2012.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Christensenella, named after Professor Henrik Christensen, in honour of his many contributions to systematic bacteriology.
Valid publication: MOROTOMI (M.), NAGAI (F.) and WATANABE (Y.): Description of Christensenella minuta gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, which forms a distinct branch in the order Clostridiales, and proposal of Christensenellaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 144-149.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Christensenella minuta Morotomi et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIT 12065 = DSM 22607 = JCM 16072.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB490809.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. minuta, little, small, minute, referring to the cell and colony size.
Valid publication: MOROTOMI (M.), NAGAI (F.) and WATANABE (Y.): Description of Christensenella minuta gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, which forms a distinct branch in the order Clostridiales, and proposal of Christensenellaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 144-149.
Original article in IJSEM Online