Genus Schlesneria
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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).
Schlesneria Kulichevskaya et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Schlesneria paludicola Kulichevskaya et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Schlesneria, named in honour of the German microbiologist Heinz Schlesner, for his outstanding contribution to increasing our knowledge on planctomycete diversity and ecology.
Valid publication: KULICHEVSKAYA (I.S.), IVANOVA (A.O.), BELOVA (S.E.), BAULINA (O.I.), BODELIER (P.L.E.), RIJPSTRA (W.I.C.), SINNINGHE DAMSTÉ (J.S.), ZAVARZIN (G.A.) and DEDYSH (S.N.): Schlesneria paludicola gen. nov., sp. nov., the first acidophilic member of the order Planctomycetales, from Sphagnum-dominated boreal wetlands. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2680-2687.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Schlesneria paludicola Kulichevskaya et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MPL7 = ATCC BAA-1393 = VKM B-2452.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM162407.
Etymology: L. n. palus -udis, a marsh, bog; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant, dweller; N.L. n. paludicola, a bog-dweller.
Valid publication: KULICHEVSKAYA (I.S.), IVANOVA (A.O.), BELOVA (S.E.), BAULINA (O.I.), BODELIER (P.L.E.), RIJPSTRA (W.I.C.), SINNINGHE DAMSTÉ (J.S.), ZAVARZIN (G.A.) and DEDYSH (S.N.): Schlesneria paludicola gen. nov., sp. nov., the first acidophilic member of the order Planctomycetales, from Sphagnum-dominated boreal wetlands. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2680-2687.
Original article in IJSEM Online