Genus Sutterella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
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).
Sutterella Wexler et al. 1996, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Sutterellaceae Morotomi et al. 2011).
Type species: ¤ Sutterella wadsworthensis Wexler et al. 1996.
Etymology: N.L. dim. fem. n. Sutterella, named in memory of Vera Sutter, respected colleague and director of the Wadsworth Anaerobe Laboratory for twenty years.
Valid publication: WEXLER (H.M.), REEVES (D.), SUMMANEN (P.H.), MOLITORIS (E.), McTEAGUE (M.), DUNCAN (J.), WILSON (K.H.) and FINEGOLD (S.M.): Sutterella wadsworthensis gen. nov., sp. nov., bile-resistant microaerophilic Campylobacter gracilis-like clinical isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 252-258.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sutterella parvirubra Sakon et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIT 11816 = DSM 19354 = JCM 14724.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB300989.
Etymology: L. adj. parvus, small; L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; N.L. fem. adj. parvirubra, small and red, referring to cell size and cell mass colour.
Valid publication: SAKON (H.), NAGAI (F.), MOROTOMI (M.) and TANAKA (R.): Sutterella parvirubra sp. nov. and Megamonas funiformis sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 970-975.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sutterella stercoricanis Greetham et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5BAC4 = CCUG 47620 = CIP 108024.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ566849.
Etymology: L. n. stercus -oris, faeces; L. gen. n. canis, of the dog; N.L. gen. n. stercoricanis, from dog faeces.
Valid publication: GREETHAM (H.L.), COLLINS (M.D.), GIBSON (G.R.), GIFFARD (C.), FALSEN (E.) and LAWSON (P.A.): Sutterella stercoricanis sp. nov., isolated from canine faeces. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1581-1584.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sutterella wadsworthensis Wexler et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WAL 9799 = ATCC 51579= CCUG 42229 = CIP 104799 = DSM 14016.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM037997.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. wadsworthensis, pertaining to Wadsworth, referring to the Wadsworth Anaerobe Laboratories, VAMC, West Los Angeles, where the strains were identified.
Valid publication: WEXLER (H.M.), REEVES (D.), SUMMANEN (P.H.), MOLITORIS (E.), McTEAGUE (M.), DUNCAN (J.), WILSON (K.H.) and FINEGOLD (S.M.): Sutterella wadsworthensis gen. nov., sp. nov., bile-resistant microaerophilic Campylobacter gracilis-like clinical isolates. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 252-258.
Original article in IJSEM Online