Genus Epidermidibacterium
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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").
Epidermidibacterium Lee et al. 2018, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Epidermidibacterium keratini Lee et al. 2018.
Etymology: N.L. n. epidermis -idis, skin; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod or staff; N.L. neut. Epidermidibacterium, a small rod from the skin.
Valid publication: LEE, D. G., TRUJILLO, M. E., KANG, S., NAM, J. J. and KIM, Y. J. 2018. Epidermidibacterium keratini gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Sporichthyaceae, isolated from keratin epidermis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 745-750.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Epidermidibacterium keratini Lee et al. 2018, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) EPI-7=KCCM 90264=JCM 31644.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX755247.
Etymology: N.L. gen. neut. n. keratini, pertaining to keratin.
Source: Human.
Valid publication: LEE, D. G., TRUJILLO, M. E., KANG, S., NAM, J. J. and KIM, Y. J. 2018. Epidermidibacterium keratini gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Sporichthyaceae, isolated from keratin epidermis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 745-750.
Original article in IJSEM Online