Genus Anaerobranca
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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).
Anaerobranca Engle et al. 1995, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Anaerobranca horikoshii Engle et al. 1995.
Etymology: Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; N.L. fem. n. branca, claw, paw, the root of the English word branch, an arm-like part diverging from a main axis; N.L. fem. n. Anaerobranca, referring to the branched cell shape of the obligately anaerobic bacterium.
Valid publication: ENGLE (M.), LI (Y.), WOESE (C.) and WIEGEL (J.): Isolation and characterization of a novel alkalitolerant thermophile, Anaerobranca horikoshii gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 454-461.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Anaerobranca californiensis Gorlenko et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PAOHA-1 = DSM 14826 = UNIQEM 227.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY064217.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. californiensis, pertaining to California, the location of the hot spring from which the micro-organism was isolated.
Valid publication: GORLENKO (V.), TSAPIN (A.), NAMSARAEV (Z.), TEAL (T.), TOUROVA (T.), ENGLER (D.), MIELKE (R.) and NEALSON (K.): Anaerobranca californiensis sp. nov., an anaerobic, alkalithermophilic, fermentative bacterium isolated from a hot spring on Mono Lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 739-743.
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Anaerobranca gottschalkii Prowe and Antranikian 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LBS3 = ATCC BAA-51 = DSM 13577.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF203703.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. gottschalkii, of Gottschalk, named after Gerhard Gottschalk, in recognition of his pioneering contributions to our knowledge of the physiology and metabolism of anaerobes.
Valid publication: PROWE (S.G.) and ANTRANIKIAN (G.): Anaerobranca gottschalkii sp. nov., a novel thermoalkaliphilic bacterium that grows anaerobically at high pH and temperature. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 457-465.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Anaerobranca gottschalkii Prowe and Antranikian 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
Anaerobranca horikoshii Engle et al. 1995, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JW/YL-138 = ATCC 700319= DSM 9786.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U21809.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. horikoshii, of Horikoshi, in honor of Koki Horikoshi, a pioneer in the study of the microbiology of alkaliphilic bacteria.
Valid publication: ENGLE (M.), LI (Y.), WOESE (C.) and WIEGEL (J.): Isolation and characterization of a novel alkalitolerant thermophile, Anaerobranca horikoshii gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 454-461.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Anaerobranca zavarzinii Kevbrin et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JW/VK-KS5Y = DSM 18970 = VKM B-2436.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF190921.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. zavarzinii, of Zavarzin, named after the Russian microbiologist George Zavarzin, in recognition of his seminal contributions to the knowledge of alkaliphilic micro-organisms and their ecology.
Valid publication: KEVBRIN (V.), BOLTYANSKAYA (Y.), GARNOVA (E.) and WIEGEL (J.): Anaerobranca zavarzinii sp. nov., an anaerobic, alkalithermophilic bacterium isolated from Kamchatka thermal fields. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1486-1491.
Original article in IJSEM Online