Genus Fonticella
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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").
Fonticella Fraj et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Fonticella tunisiensis Fraj et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. n. fons fontis, a spring, fountain; L. fem. n. cella, a storeroom, in biology a cell; N.L. fem. n. Fonticella, a cell (bacterium) isolated from a spring.
Valid publication: FRAJ (B.), BEN HANIA (W.), POSTEC (A.), HAMDI (M.), OLLIVIER (B.) and FARDEAU (M.L.): Fonticella tunisiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1947-1950.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Fonticella tunisiensis Fraj et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BELH25 = DSM 24455 = JCM 17559.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE604099.
Etymology: N.L. fem adj. tunisiensis, of or belonging to Tunisia.
Valid publication: FRAJ (B.), BEN HANIA (W.), POSTEC (A.), HAMDI (M.), OLLIVIER (B.) and FARDEAU (M.L.): Fonticella tunisiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1947-1950.
Original article in IJSEM Online