Genus Faucicola
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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").
Faucicola Humphreys et al. 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Faucicola mancuniensis Humphreys et al. 2015.
Etymology: L. pl. n. fauces, the throat; L. suff. -cola (from L. masc. or fem. n. incola), inhabitant or dweller; N.L. fem. n. Faucicola, throat dweller.
Valid publication: HUMPHREYS, G. J., OATES, A., LEDDER, R. G. and MCBAIN, A. J. 2015. Faucicola mancuniensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oropharynx. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 11-14
Original article in IJSEM Online
Faucicola mancuniensis Humphreys et al. 2015, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GVCNT2=DSM 28411=NCIMB 14946.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC688888.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. mancuniensis, pertaining to Manchester where the first isolate was cultured.
Source: Human.
Valid publication: HUMPHREYS, G. J., OATES, A., LEDDER, R. G. and MCBAIN, A. J. 2015. Faucicola mancuniensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oropharynx. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 11-14
Original article in IJSEM Online