Genus Anaerophaga
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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).
Anaerophaga Denger et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Anaerophaga thermohalophila Denger et al. 2002.
Etymology: Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; Gr. v. phagein, to devour, to eat up; N.L. fem. n. Anaerophaga, an anaerobic eater.
Valid publication: DENGER (K.), WARTHMANN (R.), LUDWIG (W.) and SCHINK (B.): Anaerophaga thermohalophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermohalophilic, strictly anaerobic fermentative bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 173-178.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Anaerophaga thermohalophila Denger et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Fru22 = DSM 12881 = OCM 798.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ418048.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermohalophila, heat and salt loving.
Valid publication: DENGER (K.), WARTHMANN (R.), LUDWIG (W.) and SCHINK (B.): Anaerophaga thermohalophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately thermohalophilic, strictly anaerobic fermentative bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 173-178.
Original article in IJSEM Online