Genus Costertonia
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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).
Costertonia Kwon et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Costertonia aggregata Kwon et al. 2006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Costertonia, honouring J. W. Costerton, a famous American biofilm microbiologist.
Valid publication: KWON (K.K.), LEE (Y.K.) and LEE (H.K.): Costertonia aggregata gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from a mature biofilm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1349-1353.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Costertonia aggregata Kwon et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KOPRI 13342 = JCM 13411 = KCCM 42265.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ167246.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aggregata, joined together, referring to the formation of aggregates during cultivation in liquid medium.
Valid publication: KWON (K.K.), LEE (Y.K.) and LEE (H.K.): Costertonia aggregata gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from a mature biofilm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1349-1353.
Original article in IJSEM Online