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Genus Hespellia

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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).


 

Hespellia Whitehead et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Hespellia stercorisuis Whitehead et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Hespellia, named in honour of the American microbiologist Robert B. Hespell, in recognition of his many contributions to anaerobic microbiology.
Valid publication: WHITEHEAD (T.R.), COTTA (M.A.), COLLINS (M.D.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 241-245.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Hespellia porcina Whitehead et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PC80 = ATCC BAA-674 = DSM 15481 = NRRL B-23458.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF445239.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. porcina, of a pig, pertaining to a pig.
Valid publication: WHITEHEAD (T.R.), COTTA (M.A.), COLLINS (M.D.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 241-245.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Hespellia stercorisuis Whitehead et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PC18 = ATCC BAA-677 = CCUG 46279 = DSM 15480 = NRRL B-23456.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF445264.
Etymology: L. masc. n. stercus -oris, faeces, manure; L. gen. n. suis, of a pig; N.L. gen. n. stercorisuis, from faeces/manure of a pig.
Valid publication: WHITEHEAD (T.R.), COTTA (M.A.), COLLINS (M.D.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Hespellia stercorisuis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Hespellia porcina sp. nov., isolated from swine manure storage pits. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 241-245.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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