Name: Caulobacter fusiformis Poindexter 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fu.si.for’mis. L. masc. n. fusus, spindle; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. masc./fem. adj. fusiformis, spindle-shaped
Type strain: ATCC 15257; DSM 4728; VKM B-1502
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16S rRNA gene: AJ227759 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Poindexter JS. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE CAULOBACTER GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1964; 28:231-295.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Caulobacter Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Poindexter JS. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE CAULOBACTER GROUP. Bacteriol Rev 1964; 28:231-295.
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Record number: 774524