Genus Helcobacillus
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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").
Helcobacillus Renvoise et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Helcobacillus massiliensis Renvoise et al. 2009.
Etymology: Gr. n. helkos, wound; L. masc. n. bacillus, rod; N.L. masc. n. Helcobacillus, a rod found in wounds.
Valid publication: RENVOISE (A.), ALDROVANDI (N.), RAOULT (D.) and ROUX (V.): Helcobacillus massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of the family Dermabacteraceae isolated from a patient with a cutaneous discharge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2346-2351.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Helcobacillus massiliensis Renvoise et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6401990 = CCUG 53859 = CIP 109418 = CSUR P17.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU477050.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the old Roman name for Marseille, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: RENVOISE (A.), ALDROVANDI (N.), RAOULT (D.) and ROUX (V.): Helcobacillus massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of the family Dermabacteraceae isolated from a patient with a cutaneous discharge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2346-2351.
Original article in IJSEM Online