Genus Facklamia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
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).
Facklamia Collins et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Facklamia hominis Collins et al. 1997.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Facklamia, named after Richard R. Facklam, an American microbiologist.
Valid publication: COLLINS (M.D.), FALSEN (E.), LEMOZY (J.), ÅKERVALL (E.), SJÖDÉN (B.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization of some Globicatella-like organisms from human sources: description of Facklamia hominis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 880-882.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Facklamia hominis Collins et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 700628= CCUG 36813 = CIP 105962 = LMG 18980.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y10772.
Etymology: L. gen. n. hominis, of a human being, from which the organisms were first isolated.
Valid publication: COLLINS (M.D.), FALSEN (E.), LEMOZY (J.), ÅKERVALL (E.), SJÖDÉN (B.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization of some Globicatella-like organisms from human sources: description of Facklamia hominis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 880-882.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Facklamia ignava Collins et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 164-97 = ATCC 700631= CCUG 37419 = CIP 105583 = LMG 18981.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y15716.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. ignava, lazy, unreactive.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 67. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1083-1084.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), LAWSON (P.A.), MONASTERIO (R.), FALSEN (E.), SJÖDEN (B.) and FACKLAM (R.R.): Facklamia ignava sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol., 1998, 36, 2146-2148.
Validation List no. 67 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Facklamia languida Lawson et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1144-97 = CCUG 37842 = CIP 105964.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18053.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. languida, languid, pertaining to the lack of activity of the organisms in biochemical tests.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 70. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 935-936.
Effective publication: LAWSON (P.A.), COLLINS (M.D.), FALSEN (E.), SJÖDÉN (B.) and FACKLAM (R.R.): Facklamia languida sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol., 1999, 37, 1161-1164.
Validation List no. 70 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Facklamia miroungae Hoyles et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A/G13/99/2 = CCUG 42728 = CIP 106764.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ277381.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. miroungae, of Mirounga, named because the species was first isolated from the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina.
Valid publication: HOYLES (L.), FOSTER (G.), FALSEN (E.), THOMSON (L.F.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Facklamia miroungae sp. nov., from a juvenile southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1401-1403.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Facklamia sourekii Collins et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SS 1019 = de Moor M13582 = ATCC 700629= CCUG 28783 A = CIP 105940 = LMG 18982.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17312.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. sourekii, of Sourek, named after the Czech microbiologist J. Sourek.
Valid publication: COLLINS (M.D.), HUTSON, (R.A.), FALSEN (E.) and SJÖDÉN (B.): Facklamia sourekii sp. nov., isolated from human sources. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 635-638.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Facklamia tabacinasalis Collins et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 700838= CCUG 30090 = CIP 106117.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17820.
Etymology: N.L. n. tabacum, tobacco; L. adj. nasalis, pertaining to the nose; N.L. gen. fem. adj. tabacinasalis, of snuff.
Valid publication: COLLINS (M.D.), HUTSON (R.A.), FALSEN (E.) and SJÖDÉN (B.): Facklamia tabacinasalis sp. nov., from powdered tobacco. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol, 1999, 49, 1247-1250.
Original article in IJSEM Online