Genus Acidobacterium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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).
Acidobacterium Kishimoto et al. 1991, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Acidobacteriales Cavalier-Smith 2002; type genus of the family ¤ Acidobacteriaceae Thrash and Coates 2012).
Type species: ¤ Acidobacterium capsulatum Kishimoto et al. 1991.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour), an acid; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Acidobacterium, an acid-loving rod.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 38. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 456-457.
Effective publication: KISHIMOTO (N.), KOSAKO (Y.) and TANO (T.): Acidobacterium capsulatum gen. nov., sp. nov.: an acidophilic chemoorganotrophic bacterium containing menaquinone from acidic mineral environment. Curr. Microbiol., 1991, 22, 1-7.
Validation List no. 38 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Acidobacterium ailaaui Myers and King 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PMMR2=DSM 27394=LMG 28340.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX306477.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. ailaaui, of the Hawaiian forest-eating fire god Ailaau.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: MYERS, M. R. and KING, G. M. 2016. Isolation and characterization of Acidobacterium ailaaui sp. nov., a novel member of Acidobacteria subdivision 1, from a geothermally heated Hawaiian microbial mat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5328-5335.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Acidobacterium capsulatum Kishimoto et al. 1991, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 161 = ATCC 51196= DSM 11244 = IFO (now NBRC) 15755 = JCM 7670.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D26171, CP001472 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. n. capsula, a small box or chest; L. neut. suff. -atum, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. neut. adj. capsulatum, with a chest, capsuled.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 38. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 456-457.
Effective publication: KISHIMOTO (N.), KOSAKO (Y.) and TANO (T.): Acidobacterium capsulatum gen. nov., sp. nov.: an acidophilic chemoorganotrophic bacterium containing menaquinone from acidic mineral environment. Curr. Microbiol., 1991, 22, 1-7.
Validation List no. 38 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Acidobacterium capsulatum Kishimoto et al. 1991 emend. Pankratov et al. 2012.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 161 = ATCC 51196= DSM 11244 = NBRC 15755 = JCM 7670.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D26171, CP001472 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. n. capsula, a small box or chest; L. neut. suff. -atum, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. neut. adj. capsulatum, with a chest, capsuled.
Reference: PANKRATOV (T.A.), KIRSANOVA (L.A.), KAPARULLINA (E.N.), KEVBRIN (V.V.) and DEDYSH (S.N.): Telmatobacter bradus gen. nov., sp. nov., a cellulolytic facultative anaerobe from subdivision 1 of the Acidobacteria, and emended description of Acidobacterium capsulatum Kishimoto et al. 1991. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 430-437.
Original article in IJSEM Online