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Name: Costertonia Kwon et al. 2006
Etymology: Cos.ter.ton’i.a. N.L. fem. n. Costertonia, honouring J. W. Costerton, a famous American biofilm microbiologist
Gender: feminine (stem: Costertoni-)
Type species: Costertonia aggregata Kwon et al. 2006
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Kwon KK, Lee YK, Lee HK. Costertonia aggregata gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from a mature biofilm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1349-1353.
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Costertonia aggregata Kwon et al. 2006 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992
Assigned by:
Kwon KK, Lee YK, Lee HK. Costertonia aggregata gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from a mature biofilm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1349-1353.
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Record number: 517208