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
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
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