Genus Renibacterium
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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).
Renibacterium Sanders and Fryer 1980, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Renibacterium salmoninarum Sanders and Fryer 1980.
Etymology: L. pl. n. renes, the kidneys; L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Renibacterium, kidney bacterium.
Valid publication: SANDERS (J.E.) and FRYER (J.L.): Renibacterium salmoninarum gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease in salmonid fishes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 496-502.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Renibacterium salmoninarum Sanders and Fryer 1980, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Lea-1-74 = ATCC 33209= CIP 103036 = DSM 20767 = IFO (now NBRC) 15589 = JCM 11484 = LMG 10846.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000910 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. pl. n. salmoninae, subfamily of the Salmonidae; N.L. gen. pl. n. salmoninarum, of the Salmoninae.
Valid publication: SANDERS (J.E.) and FRYER (J.L.): Renibacterium salmoninarum gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease in salmonid fishes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 496-502.
Original article in IJSEM Online