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Genus Granulibacter

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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").

 

Granulibacter Greenberg et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Granulibacter bethesdensis Greenberg et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. n. granulum, grain; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Granulibacter, a rod that causes granules or granuloma formation.
Valid publication: GREENBERG (D.E.), PORCELLA (S.F.), STOCK (F.), WONG (A.), CONVILLE (P.S.), MURRAY (P.R.), HOLLAND (S.M.) and ZELAZNY (A.M.): Granulibacter bethesdensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a distinctive pathogenic acetic acid bacterium in the family Acetobacteraceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2609-2616.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Granulibacter bethesdensis Greenberg et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CGDNIH1 = ATCC BAA-1260 = DSM 17861.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY788950.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. bethesdensis, pertaining to Bethesda, MD, USA, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: GREENBERG (D.E.), PORCELLA (S.F.), STOCK (F.), WONG (A.), CONVILLE (P.S.), MURRAY (P.R.), HOLLAND (S.M.) and ZELAZNY (A.M.): Granulibacter bethesdensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a distinctive pathogenic acetic acid bacterium in the family Acetobacteraceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2609-2616.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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