Genus Shuttleworthia
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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).
Shuttleworthia Downes et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Shuttleworthia satelles Downes et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Shuttleworthia, named to honor Cyril Shuttleworth, the distinguished British microbiologist.
Valid publication: DOWNES (J.), MUNSON (M.A.), RADFORD (D.R.), SPRATT (D.A.) and WADE (W.G.): Shuttleworthia satelles gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1469-1475.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Shuttleworthia satelles Downes et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 45864 = DSM 14600 = VPI D143K-13.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF399956.
Etymology: L. n. satelles, a satellite or attendant upon a distinguished person, referring to the satelliting appearance of older cultures.
Valid publication: DOWNES (J.), MUNSON (M.A.), RADFORD (D.R.), SPRATT (D.A.) and WADE (W.G.): Shuttleworthia satelles gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1469-1475.
Original article in IJSEM Online