Genus Sneathia
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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).
Sneathia Collins et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sneathia sanguinegens Collins et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Sneathia, named after the British microbiologist Peter H.A. Sneath, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to microbial systematics.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 85. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 685-690.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), HOYLES (L.), TÖRNQVIST (E.), Von ESSEN (R.) and FALSEN (E.): Characterization of some strains from human clinical sources which resemble "Leptotrichia sanguinegens": description of Sneathia sanguinegens sp. nov., gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2001, 24, 358-361.
Validation List no. 85 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sneathia sanguinegens Collins et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 41628 = CIP 106906.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ344093.
Etymology: L. n. sanguis -inis, blood; L. part adj. egens, needing, being in need; N.L part. adj sanguinegens, needing blood; because the organism requires blood or serum.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 85. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 685-690.
Effective publication: COLLINS (M.D.), HOYLES (L.), TÖRNQVIST (E.), Von ESSEN (R.) and FALSEN (E.): Characterization of some strains from human clinical sources which resemble "Leptotrichia sanguinegens": description of Sneathia sanguinegens sp. nov., gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2001, 24, 358-361.
Validation List no. 85 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online