Genus Symbiotes
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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").
Symbiotes Philip 1956, genus.
Type species: ¤ Symbiotes lectularius (Arkwright et al. 1921) Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonym: "Cowdryia" Macchiavello 1947.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Symbiotes (from Gr. n. sumbiotes), one who lives with a companion, a partner.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: PHILIP (C.B.): Comments on the classification of the order Rickettsiales. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 1956, 2, 261-270.
Symbiotes lectularius (Arkwright et al. 1921) Philip 1956, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) no culture isolated.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Rickettsia lectularia" Arkwright et al. 1921, "Cowdryia lectularia" (Arkwright et al. 1921) Macchiavello 1947, "Wolbachia lectularia" (Arkwright et al. 1921) Krieg 1961.
Etymology: N.L. n. lectularius, the specific name of the host, the common bedbug, Cimex lectularius.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 ARKWRIGHT (J.A.), ATKIN (E.E.) and BACOT (A.): An hereditary rickettsia-like parasite of the bedbug (Cimex lectularius). Parasitology, 1921, 13, 27-36. 2 PHILIP (C.B.): Comments on the classification of the order Rickettsiales. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 1956, 2, 261-270.