Genus Achromatium
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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).
Achromatium Schewiakoff 1893, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Achromatiaceae Massart 1901 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Achromatium oxaliferum Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. pref. a-, not; Gr. n. chroma, color, paint; N.L. neut. n. Achromatium, that which is not colored.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: SCHEWIAKOFF (W.): Über einen neuen bacterienähnlichen organismus des Süsswassers. Habilitations-schrift, Universität Heidelberg C. Winter, 1893, pp. 1-36.
Achromatium oxaliferum Schewiakoff 1893, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) no culture isolated.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Hillhousia mirabilis" West and Griffiths 1909, "Hillhousia palustris" West and Griffiths 1913, "Achromatium gigas" Nadson 1913.
Etymology: Gr. n. oxalis, sorrel, Rumex spp. (whose leaves contain oxalic acid); L. v. fero, to carry; N.L. neut. adj. oxaliferum (sic), oxalate-containing.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: SCHEWIAKOFF (W.): Über einen neuen bacterienähnlichen organismus des Süsswassers. Habilitations-schrift, Universität Heidelberg C. Winter, 1893, pp. 1-36.