Genus Caldanaerobius
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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").
Caldanaerobius Lee et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Caldanaerobius fijiensis Lee et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. adj. caldus, warm, hot; Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. n. Caldanaerobius, a bacterium which grows in the absence of air at high temperature.
Valid publication: LEE (Y.J.), MACKIE (R.I.), CANN (I.K.O.) and WIEGEL (J.): Description of Caldanaerobius fijiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an inulin-degrading, ethanol-producing, thermophilic bacterium from a Fijian hot spring sediment, and reclassification of Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae as Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus comb. nov. and Caldanaerobius zeae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 666-670.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caldanaerobius fijiensis Lee et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JW/YJL-F3 = ATCC BAA-1278 = DSM 17918.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF507903.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. fijiensis, pertaining to the Fiji islands, reflecting the source of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: LEE (Y.J.), MACKIE (R.I.), CANN (I.K.O.) and WIEGEL (J.): Description of Caldanaerobius fijiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an inulin-degrading, ethanol-producing, thermophilic bacterium from a Fijian hot spring sediment, and reclassification of Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae as Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus comb. nov. and Caldanaerobius zeae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 666-670.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus (Cann et al. 2001) Lee et al. 2008, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KMTHCJ = ATCC BAA-17 = DSM 13641.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U40229.
Basonym: ¤ Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum Cann et al. 2001.
Etymology: Gr. adj. polus, many; Gr. n. sakcharon, sugar; Gr. adj. lutikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. polysaccharolyticus, many sugars dissolving.
Valid publication: LEE (Y.J.), MACKIE (R.I.), CANN (I.K.O.) and WIEGEL (J.): Description of Caldanaerobius fijiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an inulin-degrading, ethanol-producing, thermophilic bacterium from a Fijian hot spring sediment, and reclassification of Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae as Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus comb. nov. and Caldanaerobius zeae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 666-670.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caldanaerobius zeae (Cann et al. 2001) Lee et al. 2008, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) mel2 = ATCC BAA-16 = DSM 13642.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U75993.
Basonym: ¤ Thermoanaerobacterium zeae Cann et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. gen. n. zeae, of spelt, of Zea mays, intended to mean that corn is a substrate for growth.
Valid publication: LEE (Y.J.), MACKIE (R.I.), CANN (I.K.O.) and WIEGEL (J.): Description of Caldanaerobius fijiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an inulin-degrading, ethanol-producing, thermophilic bacterium from a Fijian hot spring sediment, and reclassification of Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae as Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus comb. nov. and Caldanaerobius zeae comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 666-670.
Original article in IJSEM Online