Name: Renibacterium Sanders and Fryer 1980

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Re.ni.bac.te.ri.um. L. masc. pl. n. renes, the kidneys; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Renibacterium, kidney bacterium

Gender: neuter (stem: Renibacteri-)

Type species: Renibacterium salmoninarum Sanders and Fryer 1980

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sanders JE, Fryer JL. Renibacterium salmoninarum gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease in salmonid fishes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:496-502.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Goodfellow and Williams (1983) assigned this genus to the uncategorized "Actinobacteria" Goodfellow and Williams 1983. Publication: Goodfellow M, Williams ST. Ecology of Actinomycetes. Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 1983; 37:189-216.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Henibacterium"; "Renibaclerium"; "Renibactcrium"; "Renibactenum"; "Renibactetium"; "Renihacterium"; "Reriibacterium"; "Retiihacterium".
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; IFO: 1; CIP: 1; LMG: 1; ATCC: 1; NBRC: 1; JCM: 1.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "RNBT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Renibacterium salmoninarum Sanders and Fryer 1980	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Micrococcaceae Pribram 1929 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.

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