Genus Fretibacterium
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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").
Fretibacterium Vartoukian et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Fretibacterium fastidiosum Vartoukian et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. adj. fretus, depending, depending on; L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Fretibacterium, depending rod, referring to the dependence of this organism on co-culture for good growth.
Valid publication: VARTOUKIAN (S.R.), DOWNES (J.), PALMER (R.M.) and WADE (W.G.): Fretibacterium fastidiosum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 458-463.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Fretibacterium fastidiosum Vartoukian et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SGP1 = DSM 25557 = JCM 16858.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ149247.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. fastidiosum, fastidious, referring to the nutritional requirements of the organism.
Valid publication: VARTOUKIAN (S.R.), DOWNES (J.), PALMER (R.M.) and WADE (W.G.): Fretibacterium fastidiosum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 458-463.
Original article in IJSEM Online