Transfer of Bacterium anitratum Schaub and Hauber 1948 to the genus Lingelsheimia gen. nov.

On the basis of morphological properties Bacterium anitratum Schaub and Hauber 1948 is classified in the family Moraxellaceae Ryter and Piëchaud 1963. Since the species differs in its physiological and biochemical properties from species of the genus Moraxella a new genus is proposed and named Lingelsheimia. It is proposed to transfer Bacterium anitratum Schaub and Hauber 1948 to this genus. Lingelsheimia anitrata comb. nov. is the type-species of the genus (basionym: Bacterium anitratum Schaub and Hauber).