Genus Microsphaera
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: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997).
Type species: ¤ Microsphaera multipartita Yoshimi et al. 1996.
Reference: YOSHIMI (Y.), HIRAISHI (A.) and NAKAMURA (K.): Isolation and characterization of Microsphaera multipartita gen. nov., sp. nov., a polysaccharide-accumulating gram-positive bacterium from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 519-525.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Nakamurella Tao et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Note: The name Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996 is illegitimate because of precedence of the fungal genus Microsphaera (Wallr.) Léveillé 1851 [Principle 2, Rule 51b(4)]. Consequently, a new genus designation ¤ Nakamurella has been proposed by Tao et al. 2004.
Reference: TAO (T.S.), YUE (Y.Y.), CHEN (W.X.) and CHEN (W.F.): Proposal of Nakamurella gen. nov. as a substitute for the bacterial genus Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996 and Nakamurellaceae fam. nov. as a substitute for the illegitimate bacterial family Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 999-1000.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Microsphaera multipartita Yoshimi et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Y-104 = ATCC 700099= CIP 104796 = DSM 44233 = JCM 9543.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001737 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. adj. multus, much, great, many; L. fem. part. adj. partita (from L. v. partio partire, to divide, part, distribute) divided, parted, distributed; N.L. fem. part. adj. multipartita, micro-organisms having many divisions inside the cell.
Valid publication: YOSHIMI (Y.), HIRAISHI (A.) and NAKAMURA (K.): Isolation and characterization of Microsphaera multipartita gen. nov., sp. nov., a polysaccharide-accumulating gram-positive bacterium from activated sludge. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 519-525.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Nakamurella multipartita (Yoshimi et al. 1996) Tao et al. 2004, comb. nov.
Note: The name Microsphaera multipartita Yoshimi et al. 1996 is illegitimate because of precedence of the fungal genus Microsphaera (Wallr.) Léveillé 1851 [Principle 2, Rule 51b(4)]. Consequently, a new species designation ¤ Nakamurella multipartita (Yoshimi et al. 1996) Tao et al. 2004, has been proposed by Tao et al. 2004.
Reference: TAO (T.S.), YUE (Y.Y.), CHEN (W.X.) and CHEN (W.F.): Proposal of Nakamurella gen. nov. as a substitute for the bacterial genus Microsphaera Yoshimi et al. 1996 and Nakamurellaceae fam. nov. as a substitute for the illegitimate bacterial family Microsphaeraceae Rainey et al. 1997. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 999-1000.
Original article in IJSEM Online