Replacement of ATCC 25944T, the current type strain of Melittangium lichenicola, with ATCC 25946. Request for an Opinion
Lang, Elke and Spröer, Cathrin,, 58, 2991-2992 (2008),
doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.2008/002311-0,
publicationName = Microbiology Society,
issn = 1466-5026,
abstract= It is proposed that the type strain of Melittangium lichenicola (Thaxter 1892) McCurdy 1971 is ATCC 25946 (=DSM 14877), which was originally designated as a reference strain by McCurdy, and not ATCC 25944T, as given in the Approved Lists. Swarm appearance, myxospore morphology and 16S rRNA gene sequence data suggest that ATCC 25946 is a representative of the species Melittangium lichenicola, while strain ATCC 25944 is clearly a member of the Myxococcus–Corallococcus clade. A Request for an Opinion to this effect is made to the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes.,
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