Genus Coenonia
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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).
Coenonia Vandamme et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Coenonia anatina Vandamme et al. 1999.
Etymology: Gr. n. koinônia, community, association; N.L. fem. n. Coenonia, refers to the association between these bacteria and a host.
Valid publication: VANDAMME (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SEGERS (P.), RYLL (M.), KÖHLER (B.), LUDWIG (W.) and HINZ (K.H.): Coenonia anatina gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium associated with respiratory disease in ducks and geese. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 867-874.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Coenonia anatina Vandamme et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1502-91 = CCUG 46148 = CIP 106119 = LMG 14382.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17612.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. anatina, of or pertaining to the duck.
Valid publication: VANDAMME (P.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SEGERS (P.), RYLL (M.), KÖHLER (B.), LUDWIG (W.) and HINZ (K.H.): Coenonia anatina gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel bacterium associated with respiratory disease in ducks and geese. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 867-874.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Coenonia anatina Vandamme et al. 1999 was previously known as Riemerella anatipestifer-like taxon 1502 (Hinz et al. 1998).