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Genus Anaerovibrio

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: 3
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).


 

Anaerovibrio Hungate 1966, genus.
Type species: ¤ Anaerovibrio lipolyticus corrig. Hungate 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); N.L. masc. n. Anaerovibrio, vibrio not living in air.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: HUNGATE (R.E.): The Rumen and its Microbes, Academic Press, New York, 1966.

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Anaerovibrio burkinabensis Ouattara et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B4B0 = ATCC 51455= CIP 105409 = DSM 6283.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ010961.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. burkinensis, pertaining to Burkina Faso, the place from which the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: OUATTARA (A.S.), TRAORE (A.S.) and GARCIA (J.L.): Characterization of Anaerovibrio burkinabensis sp. nov., a lactate-fermenting bacterium isolated from rice field soils. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 390-397.
Original article in IJSEM Online

¤ Anaeroarcus burkinensis corrig. (Ouattara et al. 1992) Strompl et al. 1999, comb. nov.

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Anaerovibrio glycerini Schauder and Schink 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LGS 4 = ATCC 51177= DSM 5192 = CIP 105408.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ010960.
Etymology: N.L. n. glycerinum, glycerine, glycerol; N.L. gen. n. glycerini, of glycerol, referring to utilization of glycerol as sole substrate.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 57. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 625-626.
Effective publication: SCHAUDER (R.) and SCHINK (B.): Anaerovibrio glycerini sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium fermenting glycerol to propionate, cell mater, and hydrogen. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 152, 473-478.
Validation List no. 57 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

¤ Anaerosinus glycerini (Schauder and Schink 1996) Strömpl et al. 1999, comb. nov.

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Anaerovibrio lipolyticus corrig. Hungate 1966, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33276= CIP 105407 = DSM 3074 = VPI 7553.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB034191.
Etymology: Gr. n. lipos, fat; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lutikos), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. lipolyticus, fat-dissolving.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: HUNGATE (R.E.): The Rumen and its Microbes, Academic Press, New York, 1966.

Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, lipolytica (sic) has been corrected by Strömpl et al. 1999.
Reference: STRÖMPL (C.), TINDALL (B.J.), JARVIS (G.N.), LÜNSDORF (H.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and HIPPE (H.): A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1861-1872.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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