Genus Tonsilliphilus
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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").
Tonsilliphilus Azuma et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tonsilliphilus suis Azuma et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. pl. n. tonsillae the tonsils in the throat; N.L. masc. n. philus (from Gr. masc. n. philos) a friend; N.L. masc. n. Tonsilliphilus a friend of tonsils.
References: AZUMA, R., UNG-BOK, B., MURAKAMI, S., ISHIWATA, H., OSAKI, M., SHIMADA, N., ITO, Y., MIYAGAWA, E., MAKINO, T., KUDO, T., TAKAHASHI, Y., YANO, I., MURATA, R. and YOKOYAMA, E. 2013. Tonsilliphilus suis gen. nov., sp. nov., causing tonsil infections in pigs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 2545-2552..
Original article in IJSEM Online
Tonsilliphilus suis Azuma et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W254=ATCC 35846CCM 3774=DSM 21880=JCM 15727.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB096084.
Etymology: L. gen. n. suis of a pig.
Source: Veterinary.
References: AZUMA, R., UNG-BOK, B., MURAKAMI, S., ISHIWATA, H., OSAKI, M., SHIMADA, N., ITO, Y., MIYAGAWA, E., MAKINO, T., KUDO, T., TAKAHASHI, Y., YANO, I., MURATA, R. and YOKOYAMA, E. 2013. Tonsilliphilus suis gen. nov., sp. nov., causing tonsil infections in pigs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 2545-2552..
Original article in IJSEM Online