Genus Coprobacillus
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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).
Coprobacillus Kageyama and Benno 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Coprobacillus cateniformis corrig. Kageyama and Benno 2000.
Etymology: Gr. n. kopros, excrement, ordure, feces; L. masc. dim. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Coprobacillus, rodlet isolated from feces.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 74. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 949-950.
Effective publication: KAGEYAMA (A.) and BENNO (Y.): Coprobacillus catenaformis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus and species isolated from human feces. Microbiol. Immunol. 2000, 44, 23-28.
Validation List no. 74 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Coprobacillus cateniformis corrig. Kageyama and Benno 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RCA1-24 = CIP 106690 = JCM 10604.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB030219.
Etymology: L. n. catena, chain; L. adj. suffix -formis -is -e (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. masc. adj. cateniformis, chain-like.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 74. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 949-950.
Effective publication: KAGEYAMA (A.) and BENNO (Y.): Coprobacillus catenaformis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus and species isolated from human feces. Microbiol. Immunol. 2000, 44, 23-28.
Validation List no. 74 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, catenaformis (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 74 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 949-950.
Validation List no. 74 in IJSEM Online