Genus Hydrogenoanaerobacterium
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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").
Hydrogenoanaerobacterium Song and Dong 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Hydrogenoanaerobacterium saccharovorans Song and Dong 2009.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrogenum (from Gr. n. hudôr, water; and Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); Gr. pref. an-, without; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Hydrogenoanaerobacterium, an anaerobic, hydrogenogenic, rod-shaped bacterium.
Valid publication: SONG (L.) and DONG (X.): Hydrogenoanaerobacterium saccharovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from H2-producing UASB granules. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 295-299.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Hydrogenoanaerobacterium saccharovorans Song and Dong 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SW512 = AS 1.5070 = JCM 14861.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU158190.
Etymology: Gr. n. saccharon, sugar; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, digesting; N.L. part. adj. saccharovorans, sugar-digesting.
Valid publication: SONG (L.) and DONG (X.): Hydrogenoanaerobacterium saccharovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from H2-producing UASB granules. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 295-299.
Original article in IJSEM Online