Genus Harryflintia
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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").
Harryflintia Petzoldt et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Harryflintia acetispora Petzoldt et al. 2016.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Harryflintia, named after Harry James Flint, for his contribution to the research on gut microbes.
Valid publication: PETZOLDT, D., BREVES, G., RAUTENSCHLEIN, S. and TARAS, D. 2016. Harryflintia acetispora gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from chicken caecum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4099-4104.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Harryflintia acetispora Petzoldt et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) V20-281a=DSM 100433=CECT 8892.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU999999.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. n. spora (from Gr. n. spora, a seed), spore; N.L. fem. n. acetispora, an acetic acid-producing spore-forming bacterium.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: PETZOLDT, D., BREVES, G., RAUTENSCHLEIN, S. and TARAS, D. 2016. Harryflintia acetispora gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from chicken caecum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4099-4104.
Original article in IJSEM Online