Genus Kineothrix
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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").
Kineothrix Haas and Blanchard 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Kineothrix alysoides Haas and Blanchard 2017.
Etymology: Gr. v. kineo, to move; Gr. fem. n. thrix, trichos, hair; N.L. fem. n. Kineothrix, a moving hair, recognizing the unusual and distinctive cellular morphology of the type species, long filamentous chains of cells that appear like strands of hair.
Valid publication: HAAS, K. N. and BLANCHARD, J. L. 2017. Kineothrix alysoides, gen. nov., sp. nov., a saccharolytic butyrate-producer within the family Lachnospiraceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 402-410.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Kineothrix alysoides Haas and Blanchard 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KNHs209=ATCC TSD-26=DSM 100556.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX356505.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: NZ_JPNB01000001.
Etymology: Gr. n. alysis, chain; L. suff. -oides (from Gr. suff. -eides, from Gr. neut. n. eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure) resembling, similar; N.L. neut. n. (nominative in apposition), a shape similar to a chain.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: HAAS, K. N. and BLANCHARD, J. L. 2017. Kineothrix alysoides, gen. nov., sp. nov., a saccharolytic butyrate-producer within the family Lachnospiraceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 402-410.
Original article in IJSEM Online