Genus Mogibacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Mogibacterium Nakazawa et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Mogibacterium pumilum Nakazawa et al. 2000.
Etymology: Gr. adj. mogis, with toil and pain, i. e. hardly, scarcely; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Mogibacterium, a difficult-to-culture, rod-shaped bacterium.
Valid publication: NAKAZAWA (F.), SATO (M.), POCO (S.E.), HASHIMURA (T.), IKEDA (T.), KALFAS (S.), SUNDQVIST (G.) and HOSHINO (E.): Description of Mogibacterium pumilum gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mogibacterium vescum gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Eubacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) as Mogibacterium timidum gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 679-688.
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Mogibacterium diversum Nakazawa et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HM-7 = ATCC 700923= CCUG 47132 = JCM 11205.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB037874.
Etymology: L. neut. part. adj. diversum, diverse, referring to its low level of rRNA gene sequence similarity to the other Mogibacterium species.
Valid publication: NAKAZAWA (F.), POCO Jr. (S.E.), SATO (M.), IKEDA (T.), KALFAS (S.), SUNDQVIST (G.) and HOSHINO (E.): Taxonomic characterization of Mogibacterium diversum sp. nov. and Mogibacterium neglectum sp. nov., isolated from human oral cavities. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 115-122.
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Mogibacterium neglectum Nakazawa et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P9a-h = ATCC 700924= CCUG 47131 = JCM 11204.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB037875.
Etymology: L. neut. part. adj. neglectum, neglected, referring to the poor growth and tiny colonies that caused this organism to be neglected for a long time.
Valid publication: NAKAZAWA (F.), POCO Jr. (S.E.), SATO (M.), IKEDA (T.), KALFAS (S.), SUNDQVIST (G.) and HOSHINO (E.): Taxonomic characterization of Mogibacterium diversum sp. nov. and Mogibacterium neglectum sp. nov., isolated from human oral cavities. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 115-122.
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Mogibacterium pumilum Nakazawa et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D2-18 = ATCC 700696= JCM 11202.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB021701.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. pumilum, small, little, referring to the tiny colonies formed by this organism.
Valid publication: NAKAZAWA (F.), SATO (M.), POCO (S.E.), HASHIMURA (T.), IKEDA (T.), KALFAS (S.), SUNDQVIST (G.) and HOSHINO (E.): Description of Mogibacterium pumilum gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mogibacterium vescum gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Eubacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) as Mogibacterium timidum gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 679-688.
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Mogibacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) Nakazawa et al. 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33093= CIP 104214 = VPI D1B-22.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Z36296.
Basonym: ¤ Eubacterium timidum Holdeman et al. 1980.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. timidum, fearful, afraid, timid (referring to the slight or slow growth in clumps).
Valid publication: NAKAZAWA (F.), SATO (M.), POCO (S.E.), HASHIMURA (T.), IKEDA (T.), KALFAS (S.), SUNDQVIST (G.) and HOSHINO (E.): Description of Mogibacterium pumilum gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mogibacterium vescum gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Eubacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) as Mogibacterium timidum gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 679-688.
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Mogibacterium vescum Nakazawa et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D5-2 = ATCC 700697= JCM 11203.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB021702.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. vescum, feeble, weak, referring to the poor growth of this organism.
Valid publication: NAKAZAWA (F.), SATO (M.), POCO (S.E.), HASHIMURA (T.), IKEDA (T.), KALFAS (S.), SUNDQVIST (G.) and HOSHINO (E.): Description of Mogibacterium pumilum gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mogibacterium vescum gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Eubacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) as Mogibacterium timidum gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 679-688.
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