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Genus Haematobacter
Name: Haematobacter Helsel et al. 2007
Etymology: Hae.ma.to.bac’ter. Gr. neut. n. haîma (gen. haîmatos), blood; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Haematobacter, rod from blood
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Haematobacter-), ha͡e-ma-to-BAK-ter
Type species: Haematobacter missouriensis Helsel et al. 2007
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Helsel LO, Hollis D, Steigerwalt AG, Morey RE, Jordan J, Aye T, Radosevic J, Jannat-Khah D, Thiry D, Lonsway DR, et al. Identification of "Haematobacter," a new genus of aerobic Gram-negative rods isolated from clinical specimens, and reclassification of Rhodobacter massiliensis as "Haematobacter massiliensis comb. nov.". J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45:1238-1243. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 116. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1371-1373.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Wang et al. 2014
Wang D, Liu H, Zheng S, Wang G. Paenirhodobacter enshiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-photosynthetic bacterium isolated from soil, and emended descriptions of the genera Rhodobacter and Haematobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:551-558. 🇨🇳
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1459-1460.
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Wang et al. 2014
Wang D, Liu H, Zheng S, Wang G. Paenirhodobacter enshiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-photosynthetic bacterium isolated from soil, and emended descriptions of the genera Rhodobacter and Haematobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:551-558.
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Notes:
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🧕 Liu et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Liu Y, Xu CJ, Jiang JT, Liu YH, Song XF, Li H, Liu ZP. Catellibacterium aquatile sp. nov., isolated from fresh water, and emended description of the genus Catellibacterium Tanaka et al. 2004. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2027-2031. 🇨🇳
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Hematobacter".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CIP: 2; CCUG: 2.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
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🧕 Liu et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Liu Y, Xu CJ, Jiang JT, Liu YH, Song XF, Li H, Liu ZP. Catellibacterium aquatile sp. nov., isolated from fresh water, and emended description of the genus Catellibacterium Tanaka et al. 2004. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2027-2031.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Haematobacter massiliensis (Greub and Raoult 2006) Helsel et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP correct name Haematobacter missouriensis Helsel et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Paracoccaceae Liang et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638. 🇩🇪
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