Genus Murdochiella
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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").
Murdochiella Ulger-Toprak et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Murdochiella asaccharolytica Ulger-Toprak et al. 2010.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Murdochiella, named to honour Dr David A. Murdoch, British microbiologist, who has contributed so much to our knowledge of anaerobic bacteriology.
Valid publication: ULGER-TOPRAK (N.), LIU (C.), SUMMANEN (P.H.) and FINEGOLD (S.M.): Murdochiella asaccharolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-stain-positive, anaerobic coccus isolated from human wound specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1013-1016.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Murdochiella asaccharolytica Ulger-Toprak et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WAL 1855C = ATCC BAA-1631 = CCUG 55976.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU483153.
Etymology: Gr. pref. a-, not; Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; N.L. fem. adj. lytica (from Gr. fem. adj. lutikê), able to dissolve, able to loose; N.L. fem. adj. asaccharolytica, not digesting sugar..
Valid publication: ULGER-TOPRAK (N.), LIU (C.), SUMMANEN (P.H.) and FINEGOLD (S.M.): Murdochiella asaccharolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-stain-positive, anaerobic coccus isolated from human wound specimens. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1013-1016.
Original article in IJSEM Online