title: Geodermatophilaceae fam. nov., a formal description.
abstract: The family name 'Geodermatophilaceae' was first published by Normand et al. (1996) to contain the genera Geodermatophilus and Blastococcus, but a formal description and the designation of the type genus were not included, thus making the name invalid. Since then, the genus Modestobacter has been described as a member of the family 'Geodermatophilaceae' by Mevs et al. (2000). We hereby formally describe the family 'Geodermatophilaceae' which includes the recently described genus Modestobacter. The type genus of the family is Geodermatophilus.
authors.affiliation: UMR 5557 CNRS Ecologie Microbienne, IFR41 Bio-Environnement et Santé, Université Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Normand
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S