Genus Ilyobacter
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
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).
Ilyobacter Stieb and Schink 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ilyobacter polytropus Stieb and Schink 1985.
Etymology: Gr. n. ilus, mud; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Ilyobacter, a mud-inhabiting rod.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 18. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 375-376.
Effective publication: STIEB (M.) and SCHINK (B.): A new 3-hydroxybutyrate fermenting anaerobe, Ilyobacter polytropus, gen. nov. sp. nov., possessing various fermentation pathways. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 140, 139-146.
Validation List no. 18 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Ilyobacter delafieldii Janssen and Harfoot 1991, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 10cr1 = ATCC 49679= DSM 5704 = LMG 16218.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733681.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. delafieldii, of Delafield, named after F.P. Delafield.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 37. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 331.
Effective publication: JANSSEN (P.H.) and HARFOOT (C.G.): Ilyobacter delafieldii sp. nov., a metabolically restricted anaerobic bacterium fermenting PHB. Arch. Microbiol., 1990, 154, 253-259.
Validation List no. 37 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with the family ¤ Clostridiaceae (98.8% similarity against ¤ Clostridium homopropionicum).
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
Publication online
Ilyobacter insuetus Brune et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) VenChi2 = DSM 6831 = ATCC BAA-291.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ307980.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. insuetus, unusual, extraordinary, referring to the organism’s metabolism.
Valid publication: BRUNE (A.), EVERS (S.), KAIM (G.), LUDWIG (W.) and SCHINK (B.): Ilyobacter insuetus sp. nov., a fermentative bacterium specialized in the degradation of hydroaromatic compounds. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 429-432.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ilyobacter polytropus Stieb and Schink 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CuHbu 1 = ATCC 51220= DSM 2926.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002281 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. polytropus (from Gr. masc. adj. polutropos), turning many ways, versatile, referring to metabolic versatility.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 18. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 375-376.
Effective publication: STIEB (M.) and SCHINK (B.): A new 3-hydroxybutyrate fermenting anaerobe, Ilyobacter polytropus, gen. nov. sp. nov., possessing various fermentation pathways. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 140, 139-146.
Validation List no. 18 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Ilyobacter tartaricus Schink 1985, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GraTa2 = ATCC 35898= DSM 2382.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ307982.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum tartaricum, tartaric acid; N.L. masc. adj. tartaricus, referring to tartaric acid as isolation substrate.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 18. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 375-376.
Effective publication: SCHINK (B.): Fermentation of tartrate enantiomers by anaerobic bacteria, and description of two new species of strict anaerobes, Ruminococcus pasteurii and Ilyobacter tartaricus. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 139, 409-414.
Validation List no. 18 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online