Genus Mitsuokella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
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).
Mitsuokella Shah and Collins 1983, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Mitsuokella multacida corrig. (Mitsuoka et al. 1974) Shah and Collins 1983.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Mitsuokella, named after T. Mitsuoka, the Japanese bacteriologist who first described the organism.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440.
Effective publication: SHAH (H.N.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Reclassification of Bacteroides multiacidus (Mitsuoka, Terada, Watanabe and Uchida) in a new genus Mitsuokella, as Mitsuokella multiacidus comb. nov. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. I Abt. Orig. C, 1982, 3, 491-494.
Validation List no. 10 in IJSEM Online
Mitsuokella dentalis Haapasalo et al. 1986, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ES2772 = ATCC 49559= CCUG 48288 = DSM 3688 = JCM 13448 = NCTC 12043.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X81876.
Etymology: L. n. dens dentis, a tooth; L. fem. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. dentalis, pertaining to teeth.
Valid publication: HAAPASALO (M.), RANTA (H.), SHAH (H.), RANTA (K.), LOUNATMAA (K.) and KROPPENSTEDT (R.M.): Mitsuokella dentalis sp. nov. from dental root canals. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 566-568.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Prevotella dentalis (Haapasalo et al. 1986) Willems and Collins 1995, comb. nov.
Mitsuokella jalaludinii Lan et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M 9 = ATCC BAA-307 = DSM 13811 = JCM 12226.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF479674.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. jalaludinii, of Jalaludin, in honor of S. Jalaludin, an animal nutritionist and Vice-Chancelor of University Putra Malaysia, who has contributed significantly to rumen microbiology.
Valid publication: LAN (G.Q.), HO (Y.W.) and ABDULLAH (N.): Mitsuokella jalaludinii sp. nov., from the rumens of cattle in Malaysia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 713-718.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Mitsuokella multacida corrig. (Mitsuoka et al. 1974) Shah and Collins 1983, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 27723= CCUG 21055 = CIP 107116 = DSM 20544 = NCTC 10934 = JCM 2054.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X81878.
Basonym: ¤ Bacteroides multiacidus Mitsuoka et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. adj. multus -a -um, many; L. adj. acidus -a -um, sour; N.L. fem. adj. multacida, producing much acid.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440.
Effective publication: SHAH (H.N.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Reclassification of Bacteroides multiacidus (Mitsuoka, Terada, Watanabe and Uchida) in a new genus Mitsuokella, as Mitsuokella multiacidus comb. nov. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. I Abt. Orig. C, 1982, 3, 491-494.
Validation List no. 10 in IJSEM Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, multiacidus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.): Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1073-1075.
Original article in IJSEM Online