Genus Rivicola
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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").
Rivicola Sheu et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rivicola pingtungensis Sheu et al. 2014.
Etymology: L. masc. n. rivus, creek or small river; L. suff. -cola (from L. masc. or fem. n. incola), inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc. n. Rivicola, river dweller.
Valid publication: SHEU, S.-Y., CHEN, J.-C., YOUNG, C.-C. and CHEN, W.-M. 2014. Rivicola pingtungensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Neisseriaceae isolated from a freshwater river. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2009-2016.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rivicola pingtungensis Sheu et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Npb-03=BCRC 80376=LMG 26668=KCTC 23712.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN104394.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. pingtungensis, pertaining to Pingtung, a town in Southern Taiwan.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: SHEU, S.-Y., CHEN, J.-C., YOUNG, C.-C. and CHEN, W.-M. 2014. Rivicola pingtungensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Neisseriaceae isolated from a freshwater river. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2009-2016.
Original article in IJSEM Online