Genus Actinobaculum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
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).
Actinobaculum Lawson et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Actinobaculum suis (Wegienek and Reddy 1982) Lawson et al. 1997.
Etymology: Gr. n. aktis aktinos, ray; L. neut. n. baculum, rod, stick; N.L. neut. n. Actinobaculum ray stick.
Valid publication: LAWSON (P.A.), FALSEN (E.), ÅKERVALL (E.), VANDAMME (P.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Characterization of some Actinomyces-like isolates from human clinical specimens: reclassification of Actinomyces suis (Soltys and Spratling) as Actinobaculum suis comb. nov. and description of Actinobaculum schaalii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 899-903.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Actinobaculum Lawson et al. 1997 emend. Yassin et al. 2015.
Reference: YASSIN, A. F., SPRÖER, C., PUKALL, R., SYLVESTER, M., SIERING, C. and SCHUMANN, P. 2015. Dissection of the genus Actinobaculum: Reclassification of Actinobaculum schaalii Lawson et al. 1997 and Actinobaculum urinale Hall et al. 2003 as Actinotignum schaalii gen. nov., comb. nov. and Actinotignum urinale comb. nov., description of Actinotignum sanguinis sp. nov. and emended descriptions of the genus Actinobaculum and Actinobaculum suis; and re-examination of the culture deposited as Actinobaculum massiliense CCUG 47753T (=DSM 19118T), revealing that it does not represent a strain of this species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 615-624
Original article.
Actinobaculum massiliense corrig. Greub and Raoult 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 47753 = CIP 107404 = DSM 19118.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF487679.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. massiliense, of or pertaining to Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille, where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 111. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2025-2027.
Effective publication: GREUB (G.) and RAOULT (D.): "Actinobaculum massiliae," a new species causing chronic urinary tract infection. J. Clin. Microbiol., 2002, 40, 3938-3941.
Validation List no. 111 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The original spelling of the specific epithet, massiliae (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 111 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2025-2027.
Validation List no. 111 in IJSEM Online
2 The culture collection accession number CCUG 47753 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 111 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2025-2027.
Validation List no. 111 in IJSEM Online
Actinobaculum schaalii Lawson et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 4738 = CCUG 27420 = CIP 105739 = DSM 15541 = LMG 18293.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y12329.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. schaalii, of Schaal, to honor Klaus P. Schaal, contemporary German microbiologist, for his contributions to actinomycete microbiology.
Valid publication: LAWSON (P.A.), FALSEN (E.), ÅKERVALL (E.), VANDAMME (P.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Characterization of some Actinomyces-like isolates from human clinical specimens: reclassification of Actinomyces suis (Soltys and Spratling) as Actinobaculum suis comb. nov. and description of Actinobaculum schaalii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 899-903.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Actinotignum schaalii (Lawson et al. 1997) Yassin et al. 2015, comb. nov.
Actinobaculum suis (Wegienek and Reddy 1982) Lawson et al. 1997, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Soltys 50052 = ATCC 33144= CCUG 19206 = CIP 105361 = DSM 20639 = LMG 18291.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: S83623.
Basonym: ¤ Eubacterium suis (ex Soltys and Spratling 1957) Wegienek and Reddy 1982.
Other synonyms: ¤ Actinomyces suis (Wegienek and Reddy 1982) Ludwig et al. 1992, "Corynebacterium suis" Soltys and Spratling 1957, not "Actinomyces suis " Grässer 1957, not "Actinomyces suis" Gasperini 1892.
Etymology: L. gen. n. suis, of a hog, of a pig.
Valid publication: LAWSON (P.A.), FALSEN (E.), ÅKERVALL (E.), VANDAMME (P.) and COLLINS (M.D.): Characterization of some Actinomyces-like isolates from human clinical specimens: reclassification of Actinomyces suis (Soltys and Spratling) as Actinobaculum suis comb. nov. and description of Actinobaculum schaalii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 899-903.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Actinobaculum suis (Wegienek and Reddy 1982) Lawson et al. 1997 emend. Yassin et al. 2015.
Reference: YASSIN, A. F., SPRÖER, C., PUKALL, R., SYLVESTER, M., SIERING, C. and SCHUMANN, P. 2015. Dissection of the genus Actinobaculum: Reclassification of Actinobaculum schaalii Lawson et al. 1997 and Actinobaculum urinale Hall et al. 2003 as Actinotignum schaalii gen. nov., comb. nov. and Actinotignum urinale comb. nov., description of Actinotignum sanguinis sp. nov. and emended descriptions of the genus Actinobaculum and Actinobaculum suis; and re-examination of the culture deposited as Actinobaculum massiliense CCUG 47753T (=DSM 19118T), revealing that it does not represent a strain of this species. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 615-624
Original article.
Actinobaculum urinale Hall et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R9242 = CCUG 46093 = CIP 107424 = DSM 15805.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ439453.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. urinale, of or belonging to urine.
Valid publication: HALL (V.), COLLINS (M.D.), HUTSON (R.A.), FALSEN (E.), INGANÄS (E.) and DUERDEN (B.I.): Actinobaculum urinale sp. nov., from human urine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 679-682.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Actinotignum urinale (Hall et al. 2003) Yassin et al. 2015, comb. nov.