Genus Acetanaerobacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Acetanaerobacterium Chen and Dong 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Acetanaerobacterium elongatum Chen and Dong 2004.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aêr, air; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Acetanaerobacterium, vinegar-[producing] anaerobic small rod.
Valid publication: CHEN (S.) and DONG (X.): Acetanaerobacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., from paper mill waste water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2257-2262.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acetanaerobacterium elongatum Chen and Dong 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z7 = AS 1.5012 = JCM 12359.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY487928.
Etymology: L. part. adj. elongatum, elongated.
Valid publication: CHEN (S.) and DONG (X.): Acetanaerobacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., from paper mill waste water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2257-2262.
Original article in IJSEM Online