Genus Pyramidobacter
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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").
Pyramidobacter Downes et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pyramidobacter piscolens Downes et al. 2009.
Etymology: Gr. n. puramis -idos, pyramid; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Pyramidobacter, a rod that forms pyramid-like colonies.
Valid publication: DOWNES (J.), VARTOUKIAN (S.R.), DEWHIRST (F.E.), IZARD (J.), CHEN (T.), YU (W.H.), SUTCLIFFE (I.C.) and WADE (W.G.): Pyramidobacter piscolens gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum 'Synergistetes' isolated from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 972-980.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pyramidobacter piscolens Downes et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W5455 = CCUG 55836 = DSM 21147 = JCM 16336.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU309492.
Etymology: L. n. piscis -is, fish; L. part. adj. olens, smelling; N.L. part. adj. piscolens, smelling of fish.
Valid publication: DOWNES (J.), VARTOUKIAN (S.R.), DEWHIRST (F.E.), IZARD (J.), CHEN (T.), YU (W.H.), SUTCLIFFE (I.C.) and WADE (W.G.): Pyramidobacter piscolens gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum 'Synergistetes' isolated from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 972-980.
Original article in IJSEM Online