Genus Acetohalobium
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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).
Acetohalobium Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Acetohalobium arabaticum Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; Gr. n. hals halos, salt; Gr. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Acetohalobium, acetate-producing organism living in salt.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 35. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 470-471.
Effective publication: ZHILINA (T.N.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): A new extremely halophilic homoacetogen bacteria Acetohalobium arabaticum, gen. nov., sp. nov. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR. 1990, 311, 745-747.
Validation List no. 35 in IJSEM Online
Acetohalobium arabaticum Zhilina and Zavarzin 1990, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7288 = ATCC 49924= DSM 5501.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002105 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. arabaticum, from Arabat, a peninsula between the Sea of Azov and Sivash.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 35. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 470-471.
Effective publication: ZHILINA (T.N.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): A new extremely halophilic homoacetogen bacteria Acetohalobium arabaticum, gen. nov., sp. nov. Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR. 1990, 311, 745-747.
Validation List no. 35 in IJSEM Online