Genus Acetomicrobium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).
Acetomicrobium Soutschek et al. 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Acetomicrobium flavidum Soutschek et al. 1985.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. neut. n. microbium (from Gr. adj. mikros, small and Gr. n. bios, life), a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Aacetomicrobium, a microorganism producing acetic acid.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 17. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 223-225.
Effective publication: SOUTSCHEK (E.), WINTER (J.), SCHINDLER (F.) and KANDLER (O.): Acetomicrobium flavidum, gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium from sewage sludge, forming acetate, CO2 and H2 from glucose. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1984, 5, 377-390.
Validation List no. 17 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Acetomicrobium Soutschek et al. 1985 emend. Ben Hania et al. 2016.
Reference: BEN HANIA, W., BOUANANE-DARENFED, A., CAYOL, J. L., OLLIVIER, B. and FARDEAU, M. L. 2016. Reclassification of Anaerobaculum mobile, Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum, Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans as Acetomicrobium mobile comb. nov., Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum comb. nov. and Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Acetomicrobium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1506-1509.
Original article.
Acetomicrobium faecale corrig. Winter et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 20678.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR749980 (type strain DSM 20678, clone 1), FR749981 (type strain DSM 20678, clone 2), FR749982 (type strain DSM 20678, clone 3), FR749983 (type strain DSM 20678, clone 4).
Etymology: L. n. faex faecis, dregs, faeces; L. neut. suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. faecale, pertaining to faeces, fecal.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137.
Effective publication: WINTER (J.), BRAUN (E.) and ZABEL (H.P.): Acetomicrobium faecalis spec. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium from sewage sludge, producing ethanol from pentoses. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1987, 9, 71-76.
Validation List no. 24 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The original spelling of the specific epithet, faecalis (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.): Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1073-1075.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with a deep branch in ¤ Clostridia (99.46% similarity against ¤ Caldicoprobacter oshimai).
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
Publication online
→ ¤ Caldicoprobacter faecalis (Winter et al. 1987) Bouanane et al. 2015, comb. nov.
Acetomicrobium flavidum Soutschek et al. 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 43122= DSM 20664 = LMG 6941.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733692.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. flavidum, yellowish.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 17. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 223-225.
Effective publication: SOUTSCHEK (E.), WINTER (J.), SCHINDLER (F.) and KANDLER (O.): Acetomicrobium flavidum, gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium from sewage sludge, forming acetate, CO2 and H2 from glucose. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1984, 5, 377-390.
Validation List no. 17 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with a deep branch in domain Bacteria (99.7% against ¤ Anaerobaculum mobile; 71% similarity against ¤ Bacteroides fragilis).
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
Publication online
Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans Ben Hania et al. 2016, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OS1=DSM 22491=ATCC BAA-1850.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ862996.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Basonym: ¤ Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans Maune and Tanner 2012.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen; L. part. adj. formans, forming; N.L. part. adj. hydrogeniformans, producing hydrogen.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: BEN HANIA, W., BOUANANE-DARENFED, A., CAYOL, J. L., OLLIVIER, B. and FARDEAU, M. L. 2016. Reclassification of Anaerobaculum mobile, Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum, Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans as Acetomicrobium mobile comb. nov., Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum comb. nov. and Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Acetomicrobium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1506-1509.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acetomicrobium mobile Ben Hania et al. 2016, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NGA=DSM 13181=ATCC BAA-54.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ243189.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Basonym: ¤ Anaerobaculum mobile Menes and Muxí 2002.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. mobile, movable, motile.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: BEN HANIA, W., BOUANANE-DARENFED, A., CAYOL, J. L., OLLIVIER, B. and FARDEAU, M. L. 2016. Reclassification of Anaerobaculum mobile, Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum, Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans as Acetomicrobium mobile comb. nov., Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum comb. nov. and Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Acetomicrobium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1506-1509.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum Ben Hania et al. 2016, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RWcit2=ACM 5076=DSM 13490.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U50711.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Basonym: ¤ Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum Rees et al. 1997.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, warm, hot; L. adj. terrenus, of or belonging to the earth; N.L. neut. adj. thermoterrenum, from hot earth, describing the site of isolation.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: BEN HANIA, W., BOUANANE-DARENFED, A., CAYOL, J. L., OLLIVIER, B. and FARDEAU, M. L. 2016. Reclassification of Anaerobaculum mobile, Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum, Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans as Acetomicrobium mobile comb. nov., Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum comb. nov. and Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Acetomicrobium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1506-1509.
Original article in IJSEM Online