Name: Gemmobacter fontiphilus Chen et al. 2013
Etymology: fon.ti’phi.lus. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring, fountain; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. fontiphilus, loving spring-water environment
Type strain: BCRC 80082; JS43; LMG 25376
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16S rRNA gene: FJ906694 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Chen WM, Cho NT, Huang WC, Young CC, Sheu SY. Description of Gemmobacter fontiphilus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring, reclassification of Catellibacterium nectariphilum as Gemmobacter nectariphilus comb. nov., Catellibacterium changlense as Gemmobacter changlensis comb. nov., Catellibacterium aquatile as Gemmobacter aquaticus nom. nov., Catellibacterium caeni as Gemmobacter caeni comb. nov., Catellibacterium nanjingense as Gemmobacter nanjingensis comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Gemmobacter and of Gemmobacter aquatilis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:470-478.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Gemmobacter Rothe et al. 1988
Assigned by: Chen WM, Cho NT, Huang WC, Young CC, Sheu SY. Description of Gemmobacter fontiphilus sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater spring, reclassification of Catellibacterium nectariphilum as Gemmobacter nectariphilus comb. nov., Catellibacterium changlense as Gemmobacter changlensis comb. nov., Catellibacterium aquatile as Gemmobacter aquaticus nom. nov., Catellibacterium caeni as Gemmobacter caeni comb. nov., Catellibacterium nanjingense as Gemmobacter nanjingensis comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Gemmobacter and of Gemmobacter aquatilis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:470-478.
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