Genus Phascolarctobacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Phascolarctobacterium Del Dot et al. 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Phascolarctobacterium faecium Del Dot et al. 1994.
Etymology: N.L. n. Phascolarctos, a scientific genus name, koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neu. n. Phascolarctobacterium, bacterium of koalas.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 182-183.
Effective publication: DEL DOT (T.), OSAWA (R.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Phascolarctobacterium faecium gen. nov., spec. nov., a novel taxon of the Sporomusa group of bacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 380-384.
Validation List no. 48 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Phascolarctobacterium faecium Del Dot et al. 1994, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ACM 3679 = DSM 14760.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X72865.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. faecium, of feces, isolated from the feces of koalas.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 182-183.
Effective publication: DEL DOT (T.), OSAWA (R.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Phascolarctobacterium faecium gen. nov., spec. nov., a novel taxon of the Sporomusa group of bacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 380-384.
Validation List no. 48 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Phascolarctobacterium succinatutens Watanabe et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIT 12067 = DSM 22533 = JCM 16074.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB490811.
Etymology: N.L. n.succinas -atis, succinate; L. v. utor, to make use of; N.L. part. adj. succinatutens, using succinate.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 144. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 473-475.
Effective publication: WATANABE (Y.), NAGAI (F.) and MOROTOMI (M.): Characterization of Phascolarctobacterium succinatutens sp. nov., an asaccharolytic, succinate-utilizing bacterium isolated from human feces. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2012, 78, 511-518.
Validation List no. 144 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online