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Name: Citrobacter youngae Brenner et al. 1993
Etymology: young’ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. youngae, to honor Viola M. Young, an American microbiologist, for her contributions to the genus Citrobacter, including the description of C. amalonaticus [L. amalonatica]
Type strain: 460-61; ATCC 29935; CCUG 30791; CDC 460-61; CIP 105016; DSM 17578; NCTC 13709
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16S rRNA gene: M59291 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Brenner DJ, Grimont PA, Steigerwalt AG, Fanning GR, Ageron E, Riddle CF. Classification of citrobacteria by DNA hybridization: designation of Citrobacter farmeri sp. nov., Citrobacter youngae sp. nov., Citrobacter braakii sp. nov., Citrobacter werkmanii sp. nov., Citrobacter sedlakii sp. nov., and three unnamed Citrobacter genomospecies. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:645-658.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:184.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Citrobacter Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Brenner DJ, Grimont PA, Steigerwalt AG, Fanning GR, Ageron E, Riddle CF. Classification of citrobacteria by DNA hybridization: designation of Citrobacter farmeri sp. nov., Citrobacter youngae sp. nov., Citrobacter braakii sp. nov., Citrobacter werkmanii sp. nov., Citrobacter sedlakii sp. nov., and three unnamed Citrobacter genomospecies. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:645-658.
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