Genus Parascardovia
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Parascardovia Jian and Dong 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Parascardovia denticolens (Crociani et al. 1996) Jian and Dong 2002.
Etymology: Gr. prep. para, beside, alongside of, near, like; N.L. fem. n. Scardovia, a bacterial generic name; N.L. fem. n. Parascardovia, resembling Scardovia.
Valid publication: JIAN (W.) and DONG (X.): Transfer of Bifidobacterium inopinatum and Bifidobacterium denticolens to Scardovia inopinata gen. nov., comb. nov., and Parascardovia denticolens gen. nov., comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 809-812.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Parascardovia denticolens (Crociani et al. 1996) Jian and Dong 2002, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B3028 = AS 1.2280 = CCUG 35728 = CCUG 36886 = DSM 10105 = JCM 12538 = NCTC 12936.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D89331.
Basonym: ¤ Bifidobacterium denticolens Crociani et al. 1996.
Etymology: L. n. dens dentis, tooth; L. v. colere, to dwell; L. part. adj. colens, dwelling; N.L. part. adj. denticolens, tooth-dwelling.
Valid publication: JIAN (W.) and DONG (X.): Transfer of Bifidobacterium inopinatum and Bifidobacterium denticolens to Scardovia inopinata gen. nov., comb. nov., and Parascardovia denticolens gen. nov., comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 809-812.
Original article in IJSEM Online