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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

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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

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