Catabacter Lau et al. 2014
General information
Name
Catabacter
Valid publication
2014
Effective publication
2007
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Catabacteriaceae.
Catabacter
Nomenclature type
Catabacter hongkongensis
Etymology
N.L. <i>cata</i>-, abbreviation for catalase-positive, derived from Gr. <i>kata</i>, down; N.L. masc. n. <i>bacter</i>, rod; N.L. masc. n. <i>Catabacter</i>, catalase-positive rod.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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The description of genus is as same as the description of type species Catabacter hongkongensis.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702010201001 | Catabacter hongkongensis | Species | 270498 |
References
1
Lau, S.K.P., McNabb, A., Woo, G.K.S., Hoang, L., Fung, A.M.Y., Chung, L.M.W., Woo, P.C.Y., and Yuen, K.-Y. Catabacter hongkongensis gen. nov. sp. nov., isolated from blood cultures of patients from Hong Kong and Canada. J. Clin. Microbiol. (2007) 45:395-401.[DOI:10.1128/JCM.01831-06]
[PMID:17122022]
[PMCID:PMC1829005]
2
Validation List No. 159. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2014) 64:2927-2929.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.068759-0]