Genus Anaerovorax
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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).
Anaerovorax Matthies et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Anaerovorax odorimutans Matthies et al. 2000.
Etymology: Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; L. adj. vorax, voracious; N.L. masc. n. Anaerovorax, an anaerobic voracious bacterium.
Valid publication: MATTHIES (C.), EVERS (S.), LUDWIG (W.) and SCHINK (B.): Anaerovorax odorimutans gen. nov., sp. nov., a putrescine-fermenting, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1591-1594.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Anaerovorax odorimutans Matthies et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NorPut1 = ATCC BAA-160 = DSM 5092.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ251215.
Etymology: L. masc. n. odor, smell, odor; L. v. mutare, to change; L. part. adj. mutans, changing; L. part. adj. odorimutans, odor-changing, referring to the degradation of the odorous compound putrescine to form another odorous one, butyric acid.
Valid publication: MATTHIES (C.), EVERS (S.), LUDWIG (W.) and SCHINK (B.): Anaerovorax odorimutans gen. nov., sp. nov., a putrescine-fermenting, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1591-1594.
Original article in IJSEM Online