Genus Caproiciproducens
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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").
Caproiciproducens Kim et al. 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans Kim et al. 2015.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum, caproicum caproic acid; L. part. adj. producens, producing; N.L. masc. n. Caproiciproducens, the bacteria producing caproic acid.
Valid publication: KIM, B. C., SEUNG JEON, B., KIM, S., KIM, H., UM, Y. and SANG, B. I. 2015. Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium capable of producing caproic acid from galactitol, isolated from a wastewater treatment plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4902-4908.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans Kim et al. 2015, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BS-1=JCM 30532=KCCM 43048.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ805840.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. n. galactitol, -olis, galactitol; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. galactitolivorans, galactitol-devouring, utilizing galactitol.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: KIM, B. C., SEUNG JEON, B., KIM, S., KIM, H., UM, Y. and SANG, B. I. 2015. Caproiciproducens galactitolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium capable of producing caproic acid from galactitol, isolated from a wastewater treatment plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4902-4908.
Original article in IJSEM Online