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Genus Anaerotignum

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: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

 

Anaerotignum Ueki et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Anaerotignum aminivorans Ueki et al. 2017.
Etymology: Gr. prep. an, not; Gr. n. aer, air; L. neut. n. tignum, a small log or a stick of timber; N.L. neut. n. Anaerotignum, a small log or timber not living in air, pertaining to the cell shape resembling a small log.
Valid publication: UEKI, A., GOTO, K., OHTAKI, Y., KAKU, N. and UEKI, K. 2017. Description of Anaerotignum aminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor, and reclassification of Clostridium propionicum, Clostridium neopropionicum and Clostridium lactatifermentans as species of the genus Anaerotignum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4146-4153.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Anaerotignum aminivorans Ueki et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SH021=JCM 31556=DSM 103575.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB298756.
Etymology: N.L. n. aminum, amine; L. v. vorare, devour, to eat; N.L. part. adj. aminivorans, amino acid-consuming bacterium.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: UEKI, A., GOTO, K., OHTAKI, Y., KAKU, N. and UEKI, K. 2017. Description of Anaerotignum aminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor, and reclassification of Clostridium propionicum, Clostridium neopropionicum and Clostridium lactatifermentans as species of the genus Anaerotignum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4146-4153.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Anaerotignum lactatifermentans Ueki et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G17=DSM 14214=LMG 20954.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY033434.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium lactatifermentans van der Wielen et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. n. lactas -atis, lactate; L. pres. part. fermentans, fermenting; N.L. part. adj. lactatifermentans, fermenting lactate.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: UEKI, A., GOTO, K., OHTAKI, Y., KAKU, N. and UEKI, K. 2017. Description of Anaerotignum aminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor, and reclassification of Clostridium propionicum, Clostridium neopropionicum and Clostridium lactatifermentans as species of the genus Anaerotignum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4146-4153.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Anaerotignum neopropionicum Ueki et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) X4=DSM 3847=KCTC 15564.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X76746.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium neopropionicum Tholozan et al. 1995.
Etymology: Gr. adj. neos, new; N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; N.L. neut. adj. neopropionicum, a new propionic acid-producing bacterium.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: UEKI, A., GOTO, K., OHTAKI, Y., KAKU, N. and UEKI, K. 2017. Description of Anaerotignum aminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor, and reclassification of Clostridium propionicum, Clostridium neopropionicum and Clostridium lactatifermentans as species of the genus Anaerotignum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4146-4153.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Anaerotignum propionicum Ueki et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 1682=JCM 1430=ATCC 25522=CCUG 9280=NCIMB 10656=VPI 5303.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X77841.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium propionicum Cardon and Barker 1946.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; N.L. neut. adj. propionicum, pertaining to production of propionic acid.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: UEKI, A., GOTO, K., OHTAKI, Y., KAKU, N. and UEKI, K. 2017. Description of Anaerotignum aminivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, amino-acid-decomposing bacterium isolated from a methanogenic reactor, and reclassification of Clostridium propionicum, Clostridium neopropionicum and Clostridium lactatifermentans as species of the genus Anaerotignum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4146-4153.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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