Genus Schwartzia
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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).
Schwartzia van Gylswyk et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Schwartzia succinivorans van Gylswyk et al. 1997.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Schwartzia, named in memory of Helen M. Schwartz, a South African rumen physiologist who had a keen interest in rumen microbiology.
Valid publication: VAN GYLSWYK (N.O.), HIPPE (H.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Schwartzia succinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., another ruminal bacterium utilizing succinate as the sole energy source. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 155-159.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Schwartzia succinivorans van Gylswyk et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S1-1 = DSM 10502.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y09434.
Etymology: L. n. acidum succinicum, succinic acid; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; L. part. adj. succinivorans, succinic aciddevouring.
Valid publication: VAN GYLSWYK (N.O.), HIPPE (H.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Schwartzia succinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., another ruminal bacterium utilizing succinate as the sole energy source. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 155-159.
Original article in IJSEM Online