Genus Xylophilus
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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").
Xylophilus Willems et al. 1987, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) Willems et al. 1987.
Etymology: Gr. n. xulon, wood; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. Xylophilus, friend of wood.
Valid publication: WILLEMS (A.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.), VAN DEN BROECKE (L.) and DE LEY (J.): Transfer of Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 to a new genus, Xylophilus gen. nov., as Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 422-430.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) Willems et al. 1987, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33914= CNPB 1192 = CCUG 21976 = CFBP 1192 = CFBP 3674 = DSM 7250 = ICMP 8920 = LMG 5856 = LMG 5857 = LMG 5858 = LMG 5949 = NCPPB 2217 = PDDCC 4298.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ420330.
Basonym: ¤ Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ampelinus, of the vine.
Valid publication: WILLEMS (A.), GILLIS (M.), KERSTERS (K.), VAN DEN BROECKE (L.) and DE LEY (J.): Transfer of Xanthomonas ampelina Panagopoulos 1969 to a new genus, Xylophilus gen. nov., as Xylophilus ampelinus (Panagopoulos 1969) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 422-430.
Original article in IJSEM Online