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Name: Kingella potus Lawson et al. 2005
Etymology: po’tus. L. gen. masc. n. potus, of the drink or drinking, pertaining to Potus flavus, the generic name of the South American kinkajou, the animal from which the organism originated
Type strain: 3/SID/1128; CCUG 49773; DSM 18304; NCTC 13336
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene: AJ629192 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Lawson PA, Malnick H, Collins MD, Shah JJ, Chattaway MA, Bendall R, Hartley JW. Description of Kingella potus sp. nov., an organism isolated from a wound caused by an animal bite. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:3526-3529.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 105. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1743-1745.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Kingella Henriksen and Bøvre 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Lawson PA, Malnick H, Collins MD, Shah JJ, Chattaway MA, Bendall R, Hartley JW. Description of Kingella potus sp. nov., an organism isolated from a wound caused by an animal bite. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:3526-3529.
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Record number: 777110