Genus Acidilobus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Acidilobus Prokofeva et al. 2000, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Acidilobales Prokofeva et al. 2009; type genus of the family ¤ Acidilobaceae Prokofeva et al. 2009).
Type species: ¤ Acidilobus aceticus Prokofeva et al. 2000.
Etymology: L. adj. acidus -a -um, sour, acid; L. masc. n. lobus, lobe; N.L. masc. n. Acidilobus, acid lobe.
Valid publication: PROKOFEVA (M.I.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), CHERNYH (N.A.), KUZNETSOV (B.B.), TOUROVA (T.P.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Acidilobus aceticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic thermoacidophilic archaeon from continental hot vents in Kamchatka. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2001-2008.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Acidilobus Prokofeva et al. 2000 emend. Prokofeva et al. 2009. (Type genus of the order ¤ Acidilobales Prokofeva et al. 2009; type genus of the family ¤ Acidilobaceae Prokofeva et al. 2009).
Reference: PROKOFEVA (M.I.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), TOUROVA (T.P.), LYSENKO (A.M.), LEBEDINSKY (A.V.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Isolation of the anaerobic thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote Acidilobus saccharovorans sp. nov. and proposal of Acidilobales ord. nov., including Acidilobaceae fam. nov. and Caldisphaeraceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 3116-3122.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acidilobus aceticus Prokofeva et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1904 = ATCC BAA-268 = DSM 11585 = JCM 11320.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF191225.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; L. masc. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. aceticus, pertaining to vinegar; intended to mean producing acetate.
Valid publication: PROKOFEVA (M.I.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), CHERNYH (N.A.), KUZNETSOV (B.B.), TOUROVA (T.P.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Acidilobus aceticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic thermoacidophilic archaeon from continental hot vents in Kamchatka. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2001-2008.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acidilobus saccharovorans Prokofeva et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 345-15 = DSM 16705 = VKM B-2471.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY350586.
Etymology: Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. adj. saccharovorans, sugar-devouring.
Valid publication: PROKOFEVA (M.I.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), TOUROVA (T.P.), LYSENKO (A.M.), LEBEDINSKY (A.V.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Isolation of the anaerobic thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote Acidilobus saccharovorans sp. nov. and proposal of Acidilobales ord. nov., including Acidilobaceae fam. nov. and Caldisphaeraceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 3116-3122.
Original article in IJSEM Online