Name: Tetrasphaera jenkinsii McKenzie et al. 2006
Etymology: jen.kin’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. jenkinsii, of Jenkins, referring to David Jenkins, a contemporary American environmental engineer, who has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of the filamentous bacteria causing bulking and foaming in activated sludge processes
Type strain: Ben 74; DSM 17519; JCM 15590; NCIMB 14128
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16S rRNA gene: DQ007321 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: McKenzie CM, Seviour EM, Schumann P, Maszenan AM, Liu JR, Webb RI, Monis P, Saint CP, Steiner U, Seviour RJ. Isolates of 'Candidatus Nostocoida limicola' Blackall et al. 2000 should be described as three novel species of the genus Tetrasphaera, as Tetrasphaera jenkinsii sp. nov., Tetrasphaera vanveenii sp. nov. and Tetrasphaera veronensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2279-2290.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement
Parent taxon: Tetrasphaera Maszenan et al. 2000
Assigned by: McKenzie CM, Seviour EM, Schumann P, Maszenan AM, Liu JR, Webb RI, Monis P, Saint CP, Steiner U, Seviour RJ. Isolates of 'Candidatus Nostocoida limicola' Blackall et al. 2000 should be described as three novel species of the genus Tetrasphaera, as Tetrasphaera jenkinsii sp. nov., Tetrasphaera vanveenii sp. nov. and Tetrasphaera veronensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2279-2290.
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Record number: 785558