Genus Formivibrio
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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).
Formivibrio Tanaka et al. 1991, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Formivibrio citricus Tanaka et al. 1991.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum formicum, formic acid; 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. Formivibrio, the formic acid forming vibrio.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 39. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 580-581.
Effective publication: TANAKA (K.), NAKAMURA (K.) and MIKAMI (E.): Fermentation of S-citramalate, citrate, mesaconate, and pyruvate by a gram-negative strictly anaerobic non-spore-former, Formivibrio citricus gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1991, 155, 491-495.
Validation List no. 39 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Formivibrio citricus Tanaka et al. 1991, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CreCit1 = ATCC 49791= DSM 6150.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17602.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum citricum, citric acid; N.L. masc. adj. citricus, pertaining to citric acid.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 39. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 580-581.
Effective publication: TANAKA (K.), NAKAMURA (K.) and MIKAMI (E.): Fermentation of S-citramalate, citrate, mesaconate, and pyruvate by a gram-negative strictly anaerobic non-spore-former, Formivibrio citricus gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1991, 155, 491-495.
Validation List no. 39 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online