Genus Tectibacter
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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").
Tectibacter (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, gen. nov., nom. rev.
Type species: ¤ Tectibacter vulgaris (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982.
Synonym: "Tectobacter" (sic) Preer et al. 1974.
Etymology: L. n. tectum, a covering, cover; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Tectibacter, the bacterium with a covering.
Valid publication: PREER Jr. (J.R.) and PREER (L.B.): Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 140-141.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Tectibacter vulgaris (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982, sp. nov., nom. rev. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 225 = ATCC 30697(The accession numbers refer to protozoan strains carrying the endosymbionts).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Synonym: "Tectobacter (sic) vulgaris" Preer et al. 1974.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. vulgaris, usual, common.
Valid publication: PREER Jr. (J.R.) and PREER (L.B.): Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 140-141.
Original article in IJSEM Online