Genus Necropsobacter
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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").
Necropsobacter Christensen et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Necropsobacter rosorum Christensen et al. 2011.
Etymology: Gr. n. nekros, dead body, corpse; Gr. n. opsis, appearance, view; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Necropsobacter, a rod isolated from an autopsy.
Valid publication: CHRISTENSEN (H.), KORCZAK (B.M.), BOJESEN (A.M.), KUHNERT (P.), FREDERIKSEN (W.) and BISGAARD (M.): Classification of organisms previously reported as the SP and Stewart–Letscher groups, with descriptions of Necropsobacter gen. nov. and of Necropsobacter rosorum sp. nov. for organisms of the SP group. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1829-1836.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Necropsobacter rosorum Christensen et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P709 = Michel A/76 = CCM 7802 = CCUG 28028 = CIP 110147.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU966652.
Etymology: L. n. rosor -oris, a rodent; L. gen. pl. n. rosorum, of rodents.
Valid publication: CHRISTENSEN (H.), KORCZAK (B.M.), BOJESEN (A.M.), KUHNERT (P.), FREDERIKSEN (W.) and BISGAARD (M.): Classification of organisms previously reported as the SP and Stewart–Letscher groups, with descriptions of Necropsobacter gen. nov. and of Necropsobacter rosorum sp. nov. for organisms of the SP group. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1829-1836.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Necropsobacter rosorum Christensen et al. 2011 was previously known as organisms of the SP-group (Frederiksen 1981), the name referring to an abbreviation for "Sektionsprotocol" (sectio (L), "an act of cutting" protocol, the original notes made on a necropsy, an experiment or on a case of diasease.
Reference: FREDERIKSEN (W.): (1981). Gas producing species within Pasteurella and Actinobacillus. In: M. KILIAN, W. FREDERIKSEN and E. L. BIBERSTEIN (editors). Haemophilus, Pasteurella and Actinobacillus, Academic Press, London, pp. 185-196.