Genus Frateuria
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Frateuria Swings et al. 1980, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Frateuria aurantia (ex Kondô and Ameyama 1958) Swings et al. 1980.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Frateuria, named after Joseph Frateur (1903-1974), eminent Belgian microbiologist.
Valid publication: SWINGS (J.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.), DE VOS (P.), GOSSELÉ (F.) and DE LEY (J.): Frateuria, a new genus for "Acetobacter aurantius". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 547-556.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Frateuria Swings et al. 1980 emend. Zhang et al. 2011.
Reference: ZHANG (J.Y.), LIU (X.Y.) and LIU (S.J.): Frateuria terrea sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, and emended description of the genus Frateuria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 443-447.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Frateuria aurantia (ex Kondô and Ameyama 1958) Swings et al. 1980, nom. rev., comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G-6 = Kondô 67 = ATCC 33424= DSM 6220 = IFO (now NBRC) 3245 = LMG 1558.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB091194.
Synonym: "Acetobacter aurantium" (sic) Kondô and Ameyama 1958.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. aurantia (from L. v. auro, to overlay with gold), gold colored, refers to the gold-yellow color of the strains on MYP agar.
Valid publication: SWINGS (J.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.), DE VOS (P.), GOSSELÉ (F.) and DE LEY (J.): Frateuria, a new genus for "Acetobacter aurantius". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 547-556.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Frateuria terrea Zhang et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) VA24 = CGMCC 1.7053 = NBRC 104236.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU682683.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. terrea, of earth.
Valid publication: ZHANG (J.Y.), LIU (X.Y.) and LIU (S.J.): Frateuria terrea sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, and emended description of the genus Frateuria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 443-447.
Original article in IJSEM Online